Reading - Supernanny

Reading (October 2016)

Supernanny – How to Get the Best from Your Children by Jo Frost

This book is a way of helping parents who have become troubled. A lot of parents find it hard to discipline their kids. It could be that they fear their children won’t love them anymore. The result is that they let their children take charge when they’re not equipped to do that. Jo Frost is an experienced nanny. She puts some ideas and messages that she feels strongly about. She put together techniques on discipline, management and praise.

I bought this book several years ago. I loved watching Supernanny on TV and saw that her techniques worked. When fixing my book case I took it and started to read it once again.

JUSTIFICATION

I found lots of useful expressions and phrases on children raising that I wouldn’t have known before. I also learnt a lot about English way of disciplining kids.

REFLECTION

Tantrum: … Your child is very unlikely to get through toddlerhood without erupting in one of those spectacular floor shows that is also known as a tantrum.

Separation anxiety: a baby is attached to his mother, preferring Mum above everyone else.

Teething

Weaning

Go large: Go large. Let her read our body language. Be playful in the way you talk to your child.

Smacking

Persistent bedwetting, soiling – keep it low-key

Latching on

To act up

To whinge

Car journeys: Are we there yet?

…. When you just stumbled from a warm bed…