Questions
With “Supernanny” JO FROST By Barb Oates
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XȺ ȯƊȲƵȁɈǞȁǐ ǐƵɈɈǞȁǐ ǘƊȲƮƵȲ ȌȲ ƵƊȺǞƵȲ Ǟȁ Ȳ Ȍ ȌȲ ƵƊȺǞƵȲ Ǟȁ ƮǞƊ ɩȌȲǶƮ ɩƵ ɈǘǞȺ ƦɐȺɯ ƮǞǐǞɈƊǶشȺȌƧǞƊǶ ǿƵƮǞƊ ɩȌȲǶƮ ɩƵ ǶǞɨƵ Ǟȁٶد Raising a family has always had its challenges. haallenges. In an atee is crucial to how ever-changing world, how we navigate uth is, technology well we stay connected as a family. Tru Truth mb brace the wonder is here to stay, so it’s important to embrace usst also learn it brings to our lives. However, we must o families will boundaries, too — which is what a lott of he importance of learn from watching the show — and th the why.
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àǘƊɈٚȺ ȺȌǿƵɈǘǞȁǐ ɯȌɐ ɩƊȁɈ ƵɨƵȲɯ ɩƊȁ ȁɈ ƵɨƵȲɯ ƦǞƮ ƮƵ Ʀɯد ȯƊȲƵȁɈ ɈȌ DzȁȌɩ ƊȁƮشȌȲ ƊƦǞƮƵ Ʀɯٶد My mantra: Mean what you say, say wh what hat elieeve you mean, but don’t say it mean. I believe hey that a lot of parents would tell you, if th they had done this many years ago, they probably would not be facing some of ng the challenges they have today. Young ly,, children take you at your word, literally, eep so mixed messages only confuse. Keep it simple. Life is complex enough.
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What are three shows you u ƵȁǯȌɯ Ȍȁ Àß ـȌȲ ǏƊɨȌȲǞɈƵ ƦǞȁǐƵٌɩƊɈƧǘƵȺ فɈǘƵȺƵ ƮƊɯȺد The Crown — it gives me a little piecee of home as I travel around the USA helping families. Mindhunter — totallyy in my field of profiling behavior and patterns. And, last but not least, Succession and Billions — you see how I had to sneak two in there because they are both just too good!! 4
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àǘƊɈ ƊȲƵ ɈǘȲƵƵ ɈǘǞȁǐȺ ɯȌɐ ǘƊɨƵ ɈȌ ǘƊɨƵ Ǟȁ ɯȌɐȲ ǏȲǞƮǐƵ ȌȲ ȯƊȁɈȲɯد British tea [as I’m] not a coffee drinker. Stonewall Kitchen pancake mix, a Sunday breakfast treat. And spices and herbs, as I love to cook fresh homemade meals when entertaining at home.
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àǘƊɈٚȺ Ɗ ǿȌɨǞƵ ɯȌɐ ƧƊȁ ɩƊɈƧǘ ȌɨƵȲ ƊȁƮ ȌɨƵȲ ƊȁƮ ȁƵɨƵȲ ǐƵɈ ɈǞȲƵƮ ȌǏد Elf ItIt’ss just hilarious!! Will Ferrell is the best. Elf. best
Supernanny: © 2019. Credit: Lifetime.
U.K.’s Supernanny Jo Frost is back in action — Wednesdays on Lifetime — helping parents with their ongoing challenges of raising children in this busy digital age. Jo continues to focus on positive reinforcement and connectivity, but has structured the show to be more documentary in style, where her teachings are outlined and her help extends to the entire family, including couples who need help in their relationships. Here she answers our “5 Questions.”