Maybe she isn’t such a “Super” Nanny?
“Supernanny” Kid Sets Fire to Home
News flash! Reality TV shows won’t solve every crisis! One family found out the hard way, when their wacky kid set fire to the family home — after appearing on the TV show “Supernanny.” Burn!
Supernanny Jo Frost — who appears on both British and American versions of the show — visited Paul and Susan Young and their five children in 2005. Frost attempted to help the Youngs tame their rambunctious boys, all under age 11, but mom said that appearing on the show made the kids behave worse and play up to cameras.
The fire appears to have been started by 3-year-old Joel while he was home with mother Susan, and his siblings were in school. Damage to the home was so severe that the family was forced to move into a hotel. Is “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” casting?!
The fire started in the kitchen, said Essex police officer Terry Hutton. As Young attempted to put the fire out, “the little boy went through the dining room and set fire to the curtains,” reports the Daily Mail.
Source: The Daily Mail
October 2nd, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Sure, blame it on the NANNY! She is NOT a cure-all…That mother REALLY needs a REAL nanny to come in and care for all FIVE of her boys!
October 2nd, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Leave Jo Jo alone……
October 2nd, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Would like to see the mother lose her children for letting a 3 year old play with matches.
October 2nd, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Somewhere I read that Supernanny gave her advice, and helped the kids, but after Supernanny left, the mother didn’t keep up with the techniques she was taught.
October 2nd, 2007 at 6:02 pm
i love jojo!
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:05 am
Supernanny is fab! I don’t see how the incident could have been prevented by someone who was no longer present.The only person who could have stopped it happening was the parent in charge.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:12 am
The mum is an idiot. I’d beat the shit out of my kids if they were that bad. It’s the parents who are to blame.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:58 am
Shan- I would do the same.