Jo Frost
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Joanne "Jo" Frost is a British nanny
and television personality. She was the central figure of the reality television
program Supernanny
. She has written three books on childcare
and began her work experience in 1989.
While she has no children of her own, Frost has 21 years' experience in the field of childcare
, working as a nanny in Britain and the United States, including work with families on the television series Supernanny, which is shown in 49 countries.
Frost's books are Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children, Ask Supernanny: What Every Parent Wants to Know, and Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care. Her childcare approach focuses on maintaining consistent adult authority, while creating a safe and peaceful environment. She introduced parents to "the naughty step", a variation on the "time-out
" method. She suggests solutions for behavioural issues such as adherence to bed time, meal time conduct, behaviour in public, sibling rivalry
, and anger management
.
In 2010, Frost presented a new show titled Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance on Channel 4. The British international format rights are distributed by DRG.
On 5 March 2010 Frost appeared on Alan Carr
: Chatty Man, talking about her personal life. In November 2010, after almost 9 years of helping other families, Shed Media announced the end of Supernanny, saying that Frost hoped to marry and start a family of her own. In November 2011 Frost denied that this was the reason she left the hit show, she claims she left over a financial disagreement with Shed Media.
In an interview from her home in Los Angeles, Jo said: ‘I don’t really want to get into a public slanging match. Let’s just say that my leaving Supernanny was not exactly the Disneyfication of the story that it was made out to be.'
‘I decided to leave after season seven, earlier this year. But then they (Shed Media) made up this story that I was running off to get married and have children. I am not at all happy. I feel like I worked really hard to get where I am. I am Supernanny. That’s me. I only know that Deborah Tillman is an accountant and a businesswoman. She has never been a nanny.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066685/Supernanny-Jo-Frost-quits-row-money-replaced-Michelle-Obama-lookalike.html#ixzz1ewqUDuGv
In 2011 she worked on a second series of Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance for Channel 4 in the UK. The first episode of the second series was aired on Channel 4 at 8 pm on 6 July 2011.
Nanny
A nanny, childminder or child care provider, is an individual who provides care for one or more children in a family as a service...
and television personality. She was the central figure of the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
program Supernanny
Supernanny
Supernanny is a reality TV programme which originated in the United Kingdom about parents struggling with their children's behaviour. The UK version has aired on Channel 4 with E4 showing repeats since 2004. The program returned in 2010...
. She has written three books on childcare
Childcare
Child care means caring for and supervising child/children usually from 0–13 years of age. In the United States child care is increasingly referred to as early childhood education due to the understanding of the impact of early experiences of the developing child...
and began her work experience in 1989.
Biography
Frost was born in London, England, in 1971 to an English father and a Gibraltan mother.While she has no children of her own, Frost has 21 years' experience in the field of childcare
Childcare
Child care means caring for and supervising child/children usually from 0–13 years of age. In the United States child care is increasingly referred to as early childhood education due to the understanding of the impact of early experiences of the developing child...
, working as a nanny in Britain and the United States, including work with families on the television series Supernanny, which is shown in 49 countries.
Frost's books are Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children, Ask Supernanny: What Every Parent Wants to Know, and Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care. Her childcare approach focuses on maintaining consistent adult authority, while creating a safe and peaceful environment. She introduced parents to "the naughty step", a variation on the "time-out
Child time-out
A time-out involves temporarily separating a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, and is intended to give an over-excited child time to calm down and thereby discouraging such behavior. It is an educational and parenting technique recommended by some pediatricians...
" method. She suggests solutions for behavioural issues such as adherence to bed time, meal time conduct, behaviour in public, sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry is a type of competition or animosity among children, blood-related or not.Siblings generally spend more time together during childhood than they do with parents. The sibling bond is often complicated and is influenced by factors such as parental treatment, birth order, personality,...
, and anger management
Anger management
The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which someone with excessive or uncontrollable anger & aggression can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and effects of an angered emotional state...
.
In 2010, Frost presented a new show titled Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance on Channel 4. The British international format rights are distributed by DRG.
On 5 March 2010 Frost appeared on Alan Carr
Alan Carr
Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's....
: Chatty Man, talking about her personal life. In November 2010, after almost 9 years of helping other families, Shed Media announced the end of Supernanny, saying that Frost hoped to marry and start a family of her own. In November 2011 Frost denied that this was the reason she left the hit show, she claims she left over a financial disagreement with Shed Media.
In an interview from her home in Los Angeles, Jo said: ‘I don’t really want to get into a public slanging match. Let’s just say that my leaving Supernanny was not exactly the Disneyfication of the story that it was made out to be.'
‘I decided to leave after season seven, earlier this year. But then they (Shed Media) made up this story that I was running off to get married and have children. I am not at all happy. I feel like I worked really hard to get where I am. I am Supernanny. That’s me. I only know that Deborah Tillman is an accountant and a businesswoman. She has never been a nanny.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066685/Supernanny-Jo-Frost-quits-row-money-replaced-Michelle-Obama-lookalike.html#ixzz1ewqUDuGv
In 2011 she worked on a second series of Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance for Channel 4 in the UK. The first episode of the second series was aired on Channel 4 at 8 pm on 6 July 2011.
Programmes
- SupernannySupernannySupernanny is a reality TV programme which originated in the United Kingdom about parents struggling with their children's behaviour. The UK version has aired on Channel 4 with E4 showing repeats since 2004. The program returned in 2010...
(UK) (2004–present) - Supernanny (US) (2005–2011)
- Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance (2010–present)