Supernanny
Been following the show Supernanny for about 3 episodes...but last nights was the most awakening. A single with 3 daughters...and the youngest , about 4 or 5 years old was uncontrollable...each day she shouts and screams at the mum..ranting and raving and throwing things at whatever instructions the mum gave.. and being human the mum loses her temper too at times..and shouts and screams filled the house..The two elder sisters usually turn out to be the punching bag of the youngest sister. So when Supernanny turned up, she interviewed the elder sisters first..and they cried telling her that the screams and shouts between mum and the youngest sister never stops and it has affected them emotionally.So supernanny did another test..she put a videocam in a room with the 3 kids and asks them to talk to videocam about their feelings. They did....and what the youngest said was 'I hate mum. She shouts and screams and I remember one time she looked me in the eye and said I HATE YOU!'
Supernanny then brought the family together and replayed the tape. Can see how anguished the mum felt and guilty. She remembered that she did say I HATE U once out of anger.
THAT ONE TIME REALLY TURNED THE TABLES AND HAD A DAMAGING EFFECT ON THE CHILD. The mum hugged and kissed the child and said how much she loves all of them the same way. And she tried to spend more time with the kid..really spend time happily...not just be PRESENT! The kids loved it and said 'We enjoy going out with mummy like this. Never see mummy this way enjoying with us!'
Oh Allah...please continuously give me the strength to control my anger with my children and protect us from harm that can drift us apart.
posted by hayati / zaidi @ 9:04 pm
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