This book has alot of good information about improving the quality of life with you children!

Great techniques to help parents that are at the end of their rope, and just do not know what else to try to get their child under control. My wife and I have a handsome 2 1/2 year old son that we love more than anything else in this world. We were past the point of being frustrated when it came time to take him to the grocery store, or out to a restaurant. He wouldn't ride in the cart, hold our hand and walk, or stay in his seat, but as soon as we tried the techniques offered by Jo Frost's books we saw an instant change in our sons behavior. He sat in the shopping cart the entire time at the grocery store, and was not miserable while sitting in the cart either. He was laughing, and we actually enjoyed our trip to the store with him for the first time EVER.
If you are shopping for these books, stop shopping and buy this book, and the other book by Jo Frost. You will then actually start to enjoy your children, instead of feeling like it is a miserable never-ending chore. A+++ book. BUY IT NOW!!!

We are first time parents & really want to make good choices with our daughter! We are hoping to be proactive instead of reactive!

This book would be great for someone with children under 2, however they should let you know that in the write up as I have children over the age of 8 and wanted something age appropriate.It was a waste of money. Would make a great baby shower gift though.

I love all her books and shows. Great book with many helpful ideas. Problem? open the page of this problem and find your solution.

great book - lots of tips on everything your kids do that you don't want them to. Love the book and open it often for advice.

good inspiration and I like the way the information is presented. Easy to skim through the book.

I wish I got it earlier! My son is 2 1/2 now, this would make an excellent shower gift too. She gives out great advice plus I'm a fan of the show.

I saw the Supernanny program on TV while I was visiting the USA and I thought that the way Jo managed the kids, and showed their parents how to get immediate results was amazing. I no longer have any children to raise, but I am a teacher and Supernanny's advice is just a very simple, common sense kind of approach that we teachers can use in the classroom.

Just like having Jo in your house with you! Very helpful. Im working on getting all of her books because THIS book addresses only some of my issues and addresses some issues I dont have. Jo really tries to be broad in convering many different issues parents have.

This is a very good book on BASIC parenting -- a lot of it is just good common sense. I think I would have just borrowed this one from the library if I had known how basic it was. If you are looking for something more advanced or to keep on hand for reference, this book probably isn't for you. As a graphic designer, I must comment on how nicely designed this book is! The cover doesn't really fit the rest of the book. Inside, the photographs and design really give a feel of celebrating children. It's organized very well and very easy to read. I don't consider myself a fast reader and I read this book in two sittings.

I got this book when it first came out. I had only watched her t.v. show once but was intrigued by it and wondered if her system would work for my 3 year old who was quite difficult (he was later diagnosed with PDD-NOS basically mild autism). I devoured this book reading it cover to cover in just a few days. I must say that this book changed our home and my relationship with my son. Things were difficult at first but my husband and I stuck with her system, prayed a lot, sweat a lot, and endured a lot as our love and consistency in discipline finally wore down our son's behavior problems. Now we have 3 children and our kids know that we mean business when we mention "the naughty corner"!
What I love about this book is that she has a system with specific steps that need to be followed. Steps like letting your child know that their behavior is not acceptable, and if they continue on with it, this will be the consequence. I love that her system is about giving your kids a choice and then making them accountable to the consequences both good and bad. This is a great way to set them up for success in life.
I can't say enough good things about this book. It may not work for everyone, but it definitely worked for us. I felt like the only things that this book lacked were my faith and values which are something that only my husband and I can add to the lives of our children.

Organization is a little confusing, but I have found a lot of good advice and information in it.

This is not what I expected or wanted. I was hoping for some solid advice. What I got was a four-color advertisement for the show. If you want to know anything about Jo Frost's methods or philosophy, you'll have to watch the show with the advertisements. There isn't much useful in here.

I love that she isn't afraid to tackle the most difficult of parenting issues and offers practical and very specific solutions that can work for many. Her approach is firm but loving. I agree with others that it is not a completely well-rounded book and doesn't address prevention of situations which is crucial. Enjoying the Ride

I love Supernanny, the show that is, so I thought having the book would be just as helpful. The book is designed for children 5 and under, which I wish I had known before purchasing but the book does offer suggestions/recommendations that should work for just about any age. I haven't had an opportunity to read through the entire book yet but I'm enjoying it so far.

Quick and easy to read. You can easily flip to a relevant section and put it away again for the next parentig dilemna. I am buying another copy for a friend.

Great book, you can start using her advice with almost immediate effects. Keywords that gives this book value: respect, love, care, discipline, and lots of praise. Enjoy!

This book is easy to read and to the point, no nonsense, you will love it...
I recommend it to all parents and granparent.....anyone who has to deal with children.

This is really much of the show re-hashed. I was excited by how pretty the book was and the typesetting and the photos but there is just no meat to this. I was hoping for more.

I am a nanny myself (2 boys ages 3 and 7)and have found this book to be extremely helpful because of Jo Frost's insight regarding what motivates a child's behavior, the parent/child relationship, the frustrations that children and parents sometimes feel,the dynamics of a household. Jo Frost respects and loves children and it shines through in her book. I personally would rather take advice from a person who has had 15 years hands on experience working with children of all ages and all types of backgrounds in all types of families, than listen to a child psychologist who may not have had that broad range of experience and may only rely at times on what they read in a textbook (no offense :) Most of the children that are in the area I work in are currently seeing therapists and psychologists, and I have seen no improvement in their behavior, or they improve one week and regress the next. (no offense :) But watch SuperNanny's show and while nobody is perfect, you have to admit that her techniques tend to work, and make a whole lot of sense. She just really understands and respects children, and that is a high priority when seeking to have a wonderful relationship with them. (This is only my opinion, not meant to offend anyone, have a wonderful day).

I gave this book to my daughter to use with my three year old grandson. She reported that it was the best book about discipline that she had read--and she has read many. She also reported that the author, Jo Frost, makes her points in very compassionate and humorous ways.

I am enjoying the Supernanny TV program and I have purchased Jo's books to go along with it. She offers a variety of helpful, very sensible tenets to keep in mind in addition to many specific strategies for challenging situations. I tried a number of her suggestions and have actually gotten more cooperation from my 3 children. The eye to eye contact tip--getting down to their level and speaking calmly but firmly--has really helped me a lot as I often spent so much of my time shouting louder and louder from another room to "parent deaf ears." It's not that these tips are new...you already know most of them, but on automatic parenting mode you can easily forget they are options in a difficult moment with the children. I find myself saying, "That makes so much sense...why didn't I think of that?" I was glad to see that "Jo-jo" did not do as much finger wagging at the children as in previous episodes because I used to do that all the time and my children started wagging their finger at ME when the were making their point! I found that kids do as you do, not always as you say.

One more comment--I do not want to use the naughty stool or step, the naughty mat or the naughty room in my home; However,I respect the fact that this type of discipline does work well for some families. But, you can pick and choose what seems a good fit for your family--there are many tips in this book.

I also highly recommend, as a compliment to SUPERNANNY, the following 2 parent-friendly books:

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK...a classic guidebook of the exact words to try in many common challenging situations with school age children...and...

THE POCKET PARENT: Hundreds of fast answers to challenging behaviors in an A-Z format regarding positive discipline exclusively written for parents of 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds

This was an ok book, did not really tell us anything we did not know, and mostly uses "step or time outs" as discipline. Our daughter's school psychologist (and many other experts now) do not recommend time outs-so it was not that enlightening. Modern day form of strict discipline.
Not very creative and resourcefulness of "The Nanny" is very limited.

I have never seen the supernanny show but I had heard of it. I bought this book in desperation one day when I was feeling that I had lost control of my 2 year old son, mostly because it had such good reviews. Now, I am a parent who is very skeptical when it comes to modern parenting books and I am usually displeased with the methods presented by most. I was pleasantly surprised, though, to find that this book espouses my discipline style quite well and while I was already using some of her techniques, I was able to pick up some really good tips from this book. It presents very clear discipline strategies that are not only simple, but also work. The writing is very clear, understandable and engaging. She specifically addressed all of the issues that I was facing with my son and presented practical advice for how to deal with those issues (mostly getting out of bed at night and not following directions). I started implementing some of her tips immediately and the change in how my son responded was amazing. I definitely feel more in control of certain situations now and I am much more effective in disciplining my son. I am ready now to read it again just to pick up on the bits of advice that I missed the first time through! I would recommend this book to any parent of a young child who is interested in teaching them proper behavior.

I have never seen the supernanny show but I had heard of it. I bought this book in desperation one day when I was feeling that I had lost control of my 2 year old son, mostly because it had such good reviews. Now, I am a parent who is very skeptical when it comes to modern parenting books and I am usually displeased with the methods presented by most. I was pleasantly surprised, though, to find that this book espouses my discipline style quite well and while I was already using some of her techniques, I was able to pick up some really good tips from this book. It presents very clear discipline strategies that are not only simple, but also work. The writing is very clear, understandable and engaging. She specifically addressed all of the issues that I was facing with my son and presented practical advice for how to deal with those issues (mostly getting out of bed at night and not following directions). I started implementing some of her tips immediately and the change in how my son responded was amazing. I definitely feel more in control of certain situations now and I am much more effective in disciplining my son. I am ready now to read it again just to pick up on the bits of advice that I missed the first time through! I would recommend this book to any parent of a young child who is interested in teaching them proper behavior.

I love Jo-Jo and this book is great. It's very much like you would expect if you watch her Supernanny show -- straightforward, practical and full of great advice and ideas. If you're going to get only one of her two books, though, I prefer "Ask Supernanny".

I not only loved this book because of what I learned from it because it is so easy to read. The great illustrations and paper gives you the feeling that you are reading a magazine. You get the answers you are looking for in very few simple paragraphs, not like some books that go on and on about a topic. Most of the things you read in the book are things you already know but it gives you simple and easy strategies to make it happen, it also divides in sections all the stages of toddlerhood up to age 5 and explains what kids are capable of doing at each stage.
I like the show and loved the book!

I enjoyed reading this. It connected quite well with my own logic regarding discipline and child-training. I just wish it had more info regarding positive reinforcement/reward. It's where I struggle and, unfortunately, seems to be where the show and the book don't expand greatly. I feel it does a great job of staying neutral on controversial parenting subjects like spanking, and it continues to focus on the strengths of parental involvement.

I have a hard time knowing how to be firm with kids, so this was a fun and enlightening read, with tips to try on the in-laws' kids and the kids at church, before I have my own. =]

she explains it as it REALLY is. i don't watch her show, but the book has been very helpful.

I am a stepmom, and do not have children of my own, so this book was had very good information for me to understand the minds of these new miniature humans in my life. although, my stepchildren are 7 and 9, and this book is very good for those who have children under 5. i still got lots of helpful tips.

I really like this book, mostly because I was brought up being spanked, and decided that is was ok to spank my daughter as a form of discipline, I still do sometimes, but in this day and age, people think it is abuse, so I used this book to find other ways that work, and they do work! I would recommend this book to anyone that is serious about their kids behaving well. Just be consistent, kids are smart and will respond well to consistency.

I have enjoyed watching Jo Frost on her hit show "Supernanny" for awhile now! But with two toddlers in my house, I felt like I needed some extra help and fast! I was very satisfied with the purchase of the book. Supernanny gives many practical techniques on a variety of child-rearing topics that can be implemented with your children immediatley. Her approach promotes respect between the parents and children. My children have responded well and I have recommended this book to several friends!

This was another book I bought to help me with my parenting tasks. This book is at my bedside and has been for quite some time. It is amazing how we go back to our "Old Ways" or do what was done to us without even thinking about it. This book has definitely taught me many different techniques in parenting my children that have HELPED tremendously in my home. I really enjoyed watching the show in the beginning but it seems that it is the same problems. My children have never been out of control like the children that are on the show but I have lost it myself and did things that I later felt was not in the best interest of my family. (Yell)The book helps to change that and keeping it close by-allows for you to stay on the right path so that you don't fall back into your past techniques that did not work to begin with.
The layout of the book is great. It is an easy read reference book. Although this woman is not a parent herself-she has very good techniques that DO work for parents and care givers. I definitely recommend this book.

I really enjoy the Supernanny show so I was excited to see her book. It it very simply written and very easy to follow. It reviews all of the methods she uses are her show. One of the best parenting books I've read.

I love this book (and the TV show)! I feel that many books are either too strict (like BabyWise which recommends disciplining 5 month-olds for bad table manners) or too lenient (like the What to Expect series which says everything is normal). The Supernanny has realistic expectations and provides methods for fair, loving discipline.

I highly recommend this book to any struggling parents out there. It is an easy and quick read (which I never find anything a quick read). I think I read the whole book in about 4 hours. It is chock full of advice on everything from play to sleep routines and everything in between. I have started using the adivce she offers and have already seen a change in my 2 toddlers, 3 and 21 months, as well as the whole atmosphere of the house and I have had the book for about 2 weeks. A must read!!!!

They should rename this book "Parenting for Idiots". How clueless do you have to be to rely on a book to tell you how to raise your kids? People really are lost. This is why kids run rampant today without any disipline whatsoever. People have way too much of the "duh, I have kids, what do I do?" syndrome. While parents are reading this book, their kids are out vandalizing cars in parking lots, screwing random people and getting high. Morons!

Try a little common sense. Whatever happened to that? This book is undoubtedly, geared toward to lower common denomonator. The people that have kids but really shouldn't have. That's why society continues to plummet in a downward spiral. We are catering to imbeciles!

"SUPERNANNY" has discipline guidance relative to a spectrum of ages, infant through elementary school age and offers a variety of specific interventions of how to get better behavior from a child. I found Jo's advice to be easy to understand and I agree with the majority of suggested interventions especially on getting your child to sleep in his own bed at night. This book emphasizes 3 main areas to focus on: Putting an immediate stop to the undesirable or dangerous behavior in the heat of the moment (like whining, backtalk, hitting, tantrums and not listening)...Continuing to use "positive" discipline (outside the heat of the moment) by noticing and encouraging the good behaviors (like cleaning up, healthy eating, uses manners, sharing, and following a bedtime routine) and...lastly "Supernanny" stresses the importance and positive effects of adults prioritizing daily one-on-one time with each child that serves to strengthen the relationship between parent and child therby getting more cooperation from the child just because he knows he is important and understood.

As a teacher and mother of a very active 3-year-old, I highly recommend "SUPERNANNY" along with another parent friendly reference book that I purchased with this one called "THE POCKET PARENT", written soley for parents of 2, 3, 4, and 5 year-olds. These books are indeed "better together" as they compliment each other's helpful child rearing information. Neither book needs to be read cover to cover, but rather as you need it by subject (like bedtime, tantrums, etc)...giving you tons of quick-read discipline tips and strategies to consider trying on just about every challenging behavior your child throws your way.

This book is a lovely compliment to the popular NBC parenting series. The discipline steps to change the child's behavior are easy to understand and follow. We are now getting more cooperation from our children and much less screaming on a daily basis with our toddlers in our home. I also highly recommend "The Pocket Parent" (listed with this book above) for parents of 2-5 year olds. These 2 guidebooks are convenient references for a myriad of challenging behaviors and have served our family with lots of clear ideas to try that work in our home.

I have gotten a good deal of positive change in the behavior of my often defiant 3 year old son from reading this book. The suggestions are clear and simple. However, some of them were not a good fit for our family in that they seemed to bring on the complaince by instilling fear and character attacks (criticism) than by using other more strict but positive discipline alternatives. I did learn many techniques that work, however the "Naughty Stool" was not at all effective for us. Although I liked much of the advice in this book, I prefer the book listed with this one called "The Pocket Parent". It is written exclusively for only 4 years of age...2's, 3's, 4's and 5's and teaches parents how to get cooperation from the child without resorting to scolding, bribing, threatening, and criticizing. Also "Pocket Parent" is designed for quick reference with its short bullets of A-Z advice for all of the common challenging behaviors of toddlers.

I loved watching "Supernanny". Jo Frost is truly an expert. Believe me, she can do what you can't do. She will give the best advice for the parents. She is loving, discipline, and the best nanny ever! 100% recommended to buy this book. See what can a supernanny does.

Not only is Jo Frost a great nanny (I've watched the show), she is a good writer as well, and the book is laid out in an easy to read manner. We've always used timeouts in our house, but our children continued to be terrors and the book clearly explains what we have been doing incorrectly. All I have to do now is give my kids a warning about the Naughty spot, and it works beautifully. I love how she has addresses specific situations, such as dressing, shopping, sibling fights, etc. A great book for any parent, no matter how difficult (or not) your children are.

I bought this book for a friend and for my sister after watching the SuperNanny perform miracles on TV. The book is really nice and summarizes well the techniques she uses. What would be great to have as an addition would be some child psychologist's evaluation of her suggestions.

My mom bought this book for me b/c my (almost) three-year-old boy is an incredibly difficult child to discipline. He seems to listen to others much better than myself or my husband. So I thought I'd see if the Nanny had any better ideas for discipline than I was already trying. The book was full of everything that I had already tried (more than once!) and it just wasn't working. I would not recommend this book , unless it includes the nanny coming to live with us!

While this book isn't HORRIBLE I would deffinetly say it is NOT the bible (or even a good referrance) for parenting advice. It does have some good QUICK FIX ideas, but thats really all they are, and all it covers. This book doesn't go in depth as to WHY a behaviour may be occuring or how to teach children to willinlg choose to do something. This book is good for parents when things are getting tough, their kids are driving them nuts, they are stressed and need a quick fix, but not something you'd want to use day in and day out.
If you are the kind of parent who wants an "I am the master, you must obey ME, NOW!!" household then this book probably will be your style, but if you want to be a family, and teach children to make positive decisions for themselves then find some other parenting books to read!

I originally had seen a couple of the TV shows and was surprised how much I was able to incorporate into my own life. I only have one daughter who just turned 4 who is pretty well behaved (thankfully). But I realized on one of Joe's shows the need for a regular routine, to display rules and schedules, and for positive reinforcement that is more than just the occasional candy and watching TV. There really is something for everyone.

As for Val who ripped into the sections on breastfeeding. If you are breastfeeding your child longer than 6 months - ewe gross is an understatement. I totally agree with Joe that by the time children get older it is less about food and more about comfort. Women who don't breastfeed are not horrible parents and their children will not grow up with a host of medical or psychological problems.

If you are not already aware, there is a very serious problem with the
book, Supernanny. Regardless of what some people might
think about the individual opinions on child rearing practices, the
book is filled with harmful information about breastfeeding.
Specifically, much of the "advice" in the book will lead
many moms and babies, should readers believe the information, to early
weaning, unnecessary problems, and increased health risks.

Breastfeeding management is difficult for many women who are new to
motherhood and nursing, and often requires the intervention of
Lactation Consultants, La Leche League Leaders, physicians, etc.,
especially if the mother is to overcome misguided advice (such as
Frost's advice) that is given in the book which interferes with nursing.
Breastfeeding is in the best interest of both the mother and child and
should continue exclusively for six months, and remain the main source
of infant nutrition for the first year as new and unfamiliar foods are
introduced. Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO,
http://www.who.int/nut/inf.htm) recommends children are breastfed for
at least 2 years, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP,
http://www.aafp.org/x6633.xml) notes that If the child is younger than
two years of age, the child is at increased risk of illness if weaned,
and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP,
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;115/2/
496) states that increased duration of breastfeeding confers
significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the
mother... and that there is no upper limit to the duration of
breastfeeding and no evidence of psychologic or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer.

Specifically, see the following excerpts, which are absolutely false,
and are not agreed upon by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Le Leche
League, the World Health Organization, or many other breastfeeding
experts. For detailed information, see their statements at:
http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/breastfeeding/index.php
http://www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk/nb_nbaw.asp
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/home.asp

Page 21, "if you give a breastfed baby a bottle at 11 PM, she can hold
out until 4 AM before she needs another." Five hours is a long time
for a young infant to go without eating, and this excerpt was in the
section for babies from birth to six months. During the period of
exclusive breastfeeding (at least the first six months), babies need to
be fed on demand. Some babies may not eat for these long periods, but
on average a breastfed baby may need to nurse every 2-3 hours. The book's
misinformation leads to supply reduction, early weaning, and could harm
an infant that has special needs such as a short tongue, tongue-tie,
illness, prematurity, or slow weight gain; those special cases should
nurse on demand even if it is every hour or more often. Consider the book
might be advising a bottle of formula (against medical advice and puts
an infant at increase risk of death and illness); there is no study
that shows this will make a baby sleep longer, and it might make some
babies sleep worse do to reactions to the foreign ingredients in
formula. See more problems with feeding formula to get a baby to sleep
longer at
http://parenting.ivillage.com/newborn/nformula/0,,6fjb,00.html and
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/solids-sleep.html

Page 124, "If you do decide to bottle-feed... Your child will still be
getting everything he needs." This statement is too simplistic and is
just blatantly false. Formula has been proven to be far inferior to
breastmilk. Whatever the intentions are here- to ease guilt or
appease mothers who do not wish to nurse, it is irresponsible to make
such a statement. This remark needs to be deleted or revised. It is
understood that a small percentage of women may not be able to nurse
their babies or a very small percentage of infants may have
galactosemia and for them formula feeding will be necessary.
(http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;115/
2/496) Additionally, some mothers may choose to feed their infants
formula, but they should make the choice taking into consideration the
risks of formula feeding and not under the false belief that formula is
just as good as breastmilk. Women can choose for themselves, but they
should make a choice informed about the true health risks. Even if
the book was only talking of bottle feeding breast milk, versus actually
nursing at the breast, the bonding that is produced by breastfeeding is
providing the child with much more of his needs than a bottle. And
additionally, there is growing dental evidence that feeding breastmilk
from a bottle puts infants at higher risk for compared to children who
get breastmilk from the breast. For example, breastfed children tend to
have wider, longer upper jaws that provide adequate space for the teeth
to fit in and grow properly, without crowding or impaction. A correctly
developed upper jaw will usually permit and encourage the lower jaw to
develop normally as well. No women should be forced to feed their
infant in a particular way; but women should be given complete and
accurate information. Please see:
http://www.promom.org/101/index.html
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/0/T000100.asp#T031002 and
http://www.looksmarthealth.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_130/ai_n13734198
for a much more complete discussion of dental effects of feeding from
the breast.

Page 127, "Four to five months is the right sort of time to start your
baby on solid food." Again, this is outdated plainly incorrect
information. The AAP and the US Surgeon General among other
organizations recommend that infants are exclusively breastfed until
"at least" 6 months, which means no other foods, cereals, juice, water,
or formula. Babies younger than 6 months can lack the enzymes to digest
most foods other than breast milk. Feeding solids too early increases
risks for obesity, diabetes, and food allergies. In fact, some babies
are not ready for solids until after 6 months, some need as much as 8
months. http://www.4women.gov/breastfeeding/bluprntbk2.pdf and
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/delay-solids.html

Page 130, "With your baby's nutritional needs increasingly met by solid
food... his demands for a milk feeding, breast or bottle, may start to
tail off naturally..." Within the context of this paragraph, it is
clear that the book is speaking of an infant that is about 6 months of age.
Again this perpetrates old myths. Also on page 130, "After six to
eight months, your baby needs more nutrients than bottle milk can give
her. By carrying on feeding around the clock, you may be filling her up
so much she doesn't have an appetite for the solid food you're
introducing." I can only assume that this is strangely assuming that by
this time, weaning from the breast has already happened, or that is
referring to bottle milk as breast milk also. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention explains well that even when babies enjoy
discovering new tastes and textures, solid foods should not replace
breastfeeding, but merely complement breast milk as the infant's main
source of nutrients throughout the first year. Beyond one year, as the
variety and volume of solid foods gradually increase, breast milk
remains part of the child's diet. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/faq/

Page 130, "More often, a breastfed baby will continue to want a
'feeding' even when your supply is next to nothing... what she wants is
the continued comfort of the breast, not the milk itself... She's using
the nipple as pacifier." Comforting at the breast is the healthy,
natural thing for babies to do. It is not some sort of inferior
behavior compared to other babies who use pacifiers, bottles, or
blankies. This is dangerously encouraging mothers to ignore their
children's signals that they need to nurse and may need to increase
their mother's supply of breastmilk. Ironically, a mother who follows
the other advice given throughout the book may have a
supply that is "next to nothing" far too early. Note that when a supply
is "next to nothing" the best way to increase supply is by nursing
often and on demand; this is especially important for a child who is
ill. Also, as the frequency of feedings decrease, some of the
beneficial components of breastmilk become more concentrated and make
those feedings even more valuable. See a discussion with references at
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/bfextended/ebf-benefits.html

So much is wrong with this is a book as it discusses infant nutrition,
which is marketed to people who want to learn how to best raise their
children.

I have watched Supernanny since it began, even though I am a grandmother, and I only wish I had had the wisdom of Jo Frost when my own children were young. Every parent and grandparent should read this book AND watch the Supernanny in action on the TV show! When you first see some of the 'out of control' children on the show, you think that there is simply no hope for these children, as the parents just let them get away with murder and such disrespect for the parents is horrifying. It is really the parents who need to change their own behavior, to be able to change the behavior of the children. Once the parents learn and 'consistently use' the things Jo Frost teaches, it not only makes for much happier and well adjusted children, but for a much happier and well adjusted family. Children learn from their parents, so the purchase of this book will truly be the best thing you will ever buy for your children. It will also teach the children how to be effective parents in years to come.