The Untold And Dark Truth Of Supernanny

 We all know the Supernanny show and who Jo Frost is,but this needed an article because there are things you probably didn't know about Supernanny. I have already talked about Jacob Young who went to jail for rape. 

            The Behind the scenes of the show

While the episodes always wrapped up with happy kids and grateful parents,there were a lot more going on behind the scenes. From an almost failed engagement to a three year old committing arson,there are more than meets the eye. 

The show almost cost Supernanny 's own Jo Frost her relationship. When Jo Frost left in 2011,she explained she was ready to move on from the show and start a family of her own. It turns out that the show almost cost Frost one of her most important relationships with Darrin Jackson. She told in an interview that her relationship with Darrin suffered during filming. You see,Derrin was a production manager on the show so he got to work with her and the others,but it didn't work out. The idea of it not working was'nt an option for Joe or Jackson but the reality is that they had to live by what they preach as well. Jo said she still planned to work after settling down and becoming a mother. However,she and Jackson are committed to making it work no matter what. 

The kids may have been coerced to cry. The beauty of Supernanny was watching the incredible transformation of the kids. The more out of control the children were,the more exciting the episode get. The tantrums were truly groundbreaking and they kept people coming back for more. Sadly,some of these tantrums were allegedly coerced. Producers of the British version of Supernanny revealed that the kids had to cry on the show. Channel 4 board member Roger Graef said they were told to force the children to cry on Supernanny during a seminar at the London School of Economics. However,Channel 4 said this never happened on the American version of Supernanny.

The show has a royal fan. The families featured on Supernanny appeared completely out of control. The kids ran the show as they screamed at their parents and threw their vegetables across the kitchen. Jo Frost had her work cut out for her week to week. However,it seems that you don't need to have lost all control to benefit from Frost and her strategies. Even a seemingly perfect family studied her methods. When Kate Middleton was pregnant with her first baby,Prince William shared that he began watching the DVDs of Supernanny. Prince Harry reportedly got sucked into the show as well. Frost told the telegraph that she was happy when she found out the royal family was watching. 

Did the show exploit the kids?  During the height of Supernanny's success,concerns were raised about the well-being of the families,especially the children. While Jo Frost is the star of the show,it's the kids that make the program addictive to watch. Seeing them from epic meltdown mode to happy and helpful little angels kept people coming back for more like I stated before. However,the kids never actually agreed to be on television. We sat there watching these children during their darkest times. The more distressed they were,the better the episode. Perhaps it was'nt fair to subject them to national television. What will happen when they grow up and see themselves acting that way? Frost has been adamant that the show was only for the benefit of the children and that it never used them for ratings. When the Guardian asked Frost if she was ever concerned about exploiting children,she quickly said no. 

You can use Jo Frost's expert techniques at home. After having a wildly successful TV show,it was only a matter of time before Frost tried her hand at writing. In 2011,she released her parenting book,Jo Frost's Confident Toddler Care. 

Even Supernannies have trouble following their own advice. Frost was insanely busing while filming Supernanny but it turns out that frantic pace didn't go away after the show ended. She told at home that she had to set healthier boundaries for herself after having a health setback following the show. She had a knee injury and it was a though recovery. All the while,she had an anterior cruciate ligament replacement. She went back for therapy for a short amount of time and she was getting better and better. After her recovery,she decided it was time to start saying ''no'' more often. She focused on a better balance and let herself turn down projects when she was feeling stretched too thin.

One family says their sons' behavior worsened after the show. At the end of each Supernanny episode,we the audience had the satisfaction of seeing even the most unruly youngsters happily following the rules. The families always seemed so much closer and more peaceful at the end. That's probably why it's so sad to think that the stories didn't end there. It is truly unrealistic to think that one person could undo years of conditioning in such a period of time. This was certainly true for the Young family. Jo Frost spent two weeks with this family of five boys. She thought the parents about how to use rewards and instituted a ''naughty stool'' when the boys didn't listen. Sadly,the naughty stool went up in flames. The family's three year old son Joel set fire to the house with a kitchen lighter after appearing on Supernanny. The parents have stated that the children were not responsible,but the fire service released a statement saying that Joel was the one who started it. No one was hurt,but the house was destroyed. The Youngs have complained that their sons' behavior actually worsened after the show because they were encouraged to play up their misbehaving for the cameras. Years later,Jacob Young is put in jail for rape in 2020. 

Jo Frost is the face of the show,but it takes a village to help these families. While Jo Frost is very effective,she can't possibly work the kind of miracle we saw on the show completely on her own. She shared with the parents that there is an entire team behind the camera who are vital to the family' success. Frost explained that she make sure that the families always come first on Supernanny and that requires a team. The most important members of that team are the parents. Once the crew and cameras leave after two weeks,it's up to the parents to keep up this new system.

Nannies don't like the show. Not everyone agrees with Jo Frost and her tactics. Surprising group who isn't crazy about her strategies is other nannies. The nanny service ENannySource posted its top 10 reasons why nannies don't love Supernanny. Nannies worry that the show gives unrealistic expectations for nannies. Not all problems can be tied up within an hour-long show,so families should not expect one person to work miracles that quickly. They also worry that the show thrives on drama,much more than is natural for the average family. The average nanny spends her days changing diapers and playing at the park. You don't need epic tantrums and meltdowns everyday. Finally,ENannySource explained that nannies should be part of the family,not the leader. Parents are still in change when it comes to their children,so they need to stay engaged. 

Boy Who Appeared On Supernanny Detained For Rape

 As the titled said,a teenager who appeared on Supernanny as a child has been detained for rape for 10 years in prison.

Y'all remember little Jacob Young from the Young Family on Supernanny back in 2005,right? Well.. Here's the sad thing. It didn't actually do anything to help Jacob. He was 3 years old at the time when the episode was film and now he's 18. According to BBC News,the judge dismissed a letter from Jacob's mother which said the 2005 show led to a ''campaign of abuse and mockery''. Jacob Young has been confirmed to have strangled a victim almost to unconsciousness in her own home,making her fear for her life. The judge said that Jacob Young had an extreme form of sexual curiosity or unhealthy fantasy.

The court heard Young spent the night of October 13th 2018 stalking and taking photos of vulnerable women,before he spotted the victim being supported by her boyfriend as he walked her home. During a trial in 2019,Young's defense claimed he was making sure she got home safely,but the court heard he had a premeditated plan to steal the stranger's bag so he could return it as a hero figure. Once the boyfriend left,Jacob entered the flat and attacked her. Judge Levett said evidence from the victim suggested Jacob enjoyed the violence and she only escaped after promising to let him do whatever with her if he ever let her go to the bathroom. The family was featured in a 2004 episode of Supernanny,in which the five young boys were described as having no respect for their home,their parents or each other. Like I stated earlier,in a letter sent to the court,the mother described the impact that appearing on the Channel 4 show had on each of her five sons.

                         Claim Embellishment

''Your mother said appearing on that TV program led to a campaign of mockery and abuse from the public and peers and school friends'',said Judge Levett. Jacob's mother claimed he was very ''protective'' of women following a fire at the family's home in 2007,which led to considerable media attention. She suggested her son was a person of good character who could not have done what was alleged. All her claims were dismissed as ''embellishment'' by the judge. The court heard Jacob Young had a previous conviction for threatening a 12 year old girl with a knife when he was 14. Jacob Young of Beechcroft Road,denied rape,committing actual bodily harm and theft but was found guilty by a jury. He is sentenced to 10 years in a young offenders' institution with an extended license period of five years.

 

Jo Frost: SuperNanny

 Good evening,people! I feel like it's the time to talk about Supernanny. For those who are not familiar with her? She is a special nanny that specialized in both parents and kids.

                        Who is Jo Frost?

Joanne Frost is an English television personality,nanny and author. She is best known for the reality television programme Supernanny UK,in which she was the central figure. She has written six books on child care. She grew up with his brother in Southwest London. Her father was an English Builder and her mother was an interior decorator. She had a happy,physically active childhood. Because her father was interested in history,she frequently visited a number of castles and museums as a child. In 1994,her mother died of Cancer. Jo,who regularly travels for work,lived with her father. As of 2014,she's living with her husband in Orange Country,California. She worked as a nanny for over 30 years,beginning in 1989 when she was 18 years old. She was employed in the United Kingdom and the United States and her clients included celebrities such as John Lloyd,a television producer. She was then hired for a Channel 4's television show that launched in 2004 in the United Kingdom and it was called SuperNanny. In each episode,she visits families and imply consistent disciplinary,behavioral and entertainment techniques to improve those troubled families. The show eventually became a success for her and her career. In 2011,she quitted and Deborah Tillman replaced her for the United States version. She had another show in 2010 called Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance. 

Jo was an advocate for the United Nation Foundation's Shot@Life movement,which aimed to decrease ''V Thing'' preventable childhood deceases and deaths. In March 2015,she visited legislators at Capitol Hill to show her support for the movement. She operated a blog to promote ''V Thing'' of children and is one of the celebrities that has shown her support for #Givingtuesday,the International Day of Giving. She speaks on parental and familial issues. She's also an active supporter for those living with Anaphylaxis and life-threatening allergies. Joe is a proponent of the naughty chair theory of discipline and is strictly against smacking. She eventually returned in 2020 for a revival series of Supernanny. She often upload full episodes online on youtube in her official Supernanny channel. She loves kids. She likes being called Jojo. She talk to kids and parents. She is loved by many people,notably kids,parents and fans. She helps find solutions. She listen to kids and their opinion. She may not be a therapist,but she does well with her job. She met lots of kids with special conditions,such as Autism and anger problems.a.tari:

The Death Note Pilot and the Death Eraser: An Untold Story

 We know the Death Note storyline and what this deadly notebook serve in purpose. But do you really think you might know the true story of it? This may shock you but it actually has a storyline unknown to many people,and that is the Death Note Pilot. 

The Death Note Pilot only saw the daylight in form of a manga and serves as a pilot chapter of Death Note years before Light Yagami. Although not part of the continuity,I do strongly consider it part of it despite what is said on Wikipedia and I don't care. It came out in 2003 and the story did well enough for a franchise,which has led to the first chapter of the actual manga four months later. It differed well from the beloved manga series and included something that no one would have expected.

Taro Kagami,the Original Kira:

The story of the Pilot follows Taro Kagami,a young student of the age of only 13. Basically,he's a child compared to Light Yagami who is a 17 year old teenager and student. Taro finds the Death Note,only to confuse it for being a diary because he recognizes only the English word for ''note''. He didn't recognize the English word for ''death''. Because he assumed it as a blank diary,he takes it to replace a diary he previously lost. He treats it as a journal and writes in it,complaining about students who bullied him,in which it accidentally causes the death of these two classmates of his by heart attacks. After he heard of their deaths,he searched up the word ''death'' in the dictionary and learned the true meaning of Death Note. In disbelief,he continued to write in the notebook,incidentally writing the names of the new bullies. The next day at school,he finds out the bullies are dead. He then ran home to hide the notebook but he meets up with Ryuk. Pretty much like in the actual manga and the anime,he explained he dropped it in the Human World out of boredom,meaning that this plot was already planned from the beginning with Ryuk after all and that was the whole point.

 He then tells him the functions of the Death Note and how it is no ordinary notebook,similar to what he tells to Light in the anime. Shortly after that,two detectives show up at Taro's house asking questions but Ryuk suggest that he memorize the name on their badges and kill them. The following night,Taro had nightmares of the bullies he accidentally killed. In response,Ryuk gives him the Death Eraser. I'm gonna talk about it after I covered the rest of the original Kira. Basically,everyone were resurrected and the two detectives asked questions to the boys at school about how they were once dead and came back to life somehow magically. However,they all died once again,causing the school to shut down. Days later,Taru found out that Ryuk dropped his other Death Note and found out that his classmate Miura was also been bullied and was responsible of the murders. Taro was almost killed by him before attempting to commit suicide but Taro stopped him. After the resurrection of everyone once again,they told them everything but Taro did'nt reveal the existence of the Death Note and kept it. The last scene presented the Death Note seven years later as a cultural phenomenon with its actual existence still in dispute. Ryuk is last seen with an older 20 year old Taro mocking a Death Note survey. At one point,Taro remarked that he could potentially use the Death Note to create a better world,which garners Ryuk's respect. 

The Death Eraser,the forgotten plot device:

What's the Death Eraser,you may ask? It's a special artifact can erase the names in the Death Note and revive people that have been killed with the note. 

Feeling remorse for killing with the Death Note,Taro Kagami was given the Death Eraser by Ryuk and is told that he can erase the names in the Death Note and the victims will come back to life. He does so and discovers the following day at school that it was indeed for real. After they were killed off again,Taro used the Death Eraser again to bring them back to life and explain everything alongside Miura. The existence of the Death Eraser is only true in the Pilot manga and does not exist in any other Death Note media. In the actual manga and the anime,it is revealed that if a cause of death or the details of death are struck out with two straight lines before the forty seconds has elapsed,then they would be cancelled and can be changed if desired but no matter what,once the name of a victim is written down in the Death Note,they will die.

A similar variation of the Death Eraser has been established in the 2017 Netflix movie. A rule is established that if the victim who has been written in the Death Note is scheduled to die at a specific time,the death will not occur only if the page it's written on is burned. The Death Eraser will not help if the deceased person has already been cremated.

The Death Eraser was originally going to be an idea in the anime,but the creators scrapped the idea because they wanted the dead characters to really mean being dead.

Miura,the Original Second Kira:

Miura is considered the original second Kira before Misa Amane. Miura finds the second Death Note on the street and kept it at his home. The next day,he discovered that two bullies at his class were dead. These bullies harassed him and Taro,and possibly many others. Two detectives begun questioning students in his class,including himself. The next day,he,Taro and the other students are surprised to find the bullies alive again. The same two detectives appear again and asks the students how hey came back to life. Before they could speak,Miura write their names in his Death Note to kill them,causing the school to shut down. Miura then threatened to kill Taro before committing suicide,but he was stopped by his friend. After Taro revived everyone,he and Miura explained themselves. Miura was forced to give up ownership of his Death Note by getting it confiscated,leaving his notebook burned by the police. Compared to Misa,Miura did not made the eye deal and therefore did not shortened his lifespan. Another thing that differed him from Misa is that he shares the same Shinigami as Taro,similar to Light and Mikami in the anime. Miura is a boy while Misa is a girl. Last but not least,Miura is a student while Misa is an idol. 

What was the true inspiration of Death Note?

The truth is,Takeshi Obata said he really wanted to draw the story after he heard of a ''horror story featuring Shinigami''. According to him,when he first received the rough draft created by Ohba,he didn't really get it at first and that he wanted to work on the work due to the presence of Shinigami and that the work was dark. He also said he wondered about the progression of the plot as he read the thumbnails and if Jump readers would enjoy reading the comic. Obata said that while there is little action and that the main character doesn't really drive the plot,he enjoyed the atmosphere of the story. Obata stated that he drew the pilot chapter in a way that could appeal to him. Ohba brought the rough draft of the pilot chapter to the editorial department. Obata came into picture at a later point to create the artwork. Ohba and Obata did not meet each other in person while creating the pilot chapter. Ohba said that the editor told him that Ohba did not need to meet with Obata to discuss it. 

In my own opinion,there could be another inspiration for Death Note. You see,there is a myth in Japan that when a person is closed to dying,a God of Death appears and follows that said person until they die. It is also believed that God of Deaths can curse somebody. So why is this connected to Death Note? In the anime,we have the main character Light Yagami,who seems to see a God of Death named Ryuk after getting the Death Note. Ryuk,being neutral to what happens in the anime,follows him around until he dies. This means that Light Yagami was destined to die from the very beginning. And what about the curse? Light was cursed by having the Death Note. 

Not only is this what i'm thinking about,but this could also be a cry for help. Take Light for example. He has enough of hearing about criminals every single day. He thinks that life is not only boring but rotten to him. This theory can be proven in the Drama series of the franchise. You see,as a kid,Light liked playing cops with his family. But one day,his mom died at the hospital. However,his dad was busy at work in an arrestation of a criminal known as Kuro Otoharada instead. After arriving late at the hospital,Light was upset by him for now answering his calls and he ended up distancing himself from his father. He later despise criminals and no longer wanted to become a police growing up,developing what seems to be likely not only hate,but depression. The more it grew stronger to him,the more control lost of his anger from his past. He was stuck with a ruined childhood,which became his rough past. And unfortunately,this was also distancing him from his father as well. Unfortunately,his father blamed himself for having his son this way because he wished he could have been there when he needed it and to understand what he has been feeling. Luckily for Light,he has found the Death Note,in which he could've end his suffering. Killing criminals satisfied him to heal himself. Now here's the twist. L actually understood Light's cry for help. He figured that he used the Death Note to kill his suffering,and even thought Light was a hero for saving his father from Kuro Otoharada. Oh and another thing. Light did eventually tried to jump off the edge at one point,meaning he was indeed suicidal prior to the series. Now this storyline only exist in the Drama series. 

How Did Death Note Save My Life?

 Hey there,everyone! And today,I am here to talk about how Death Note saved my life. 

So where do I start? I was only 8 years old when the Death Note anime came out. As a 3rd grader,I begun watching it with my parents since I was mature enough for a little kid and i'm used to English and these type of stuff. There was nothing wrong with that. I grew loving it. At school,I was allowed to read the manga without problem. I started watching Death Note every morning before and after school. Seeing Light Yagami being Kira and writing down names in the notebook made me want to become just like him. I thought to myself that this would be my goal: To become Kira. To do what Light is doing. And,that's what I was exactly doing. I've made a homemade Death Note by myself and showed it to my parents. They were proud of me for it. I told them I wanted to achieve my goal to become like Light and be a hero for the good of humanity. They believed in me,thinking I could do it and make my dream come true. They said ''If Light is your hero,then we're sure you can succeed him one day and make him proud of you.'' Ever since that goal of mine,I wanted to be called Light Yagami,just like the character. They said that it was fine. The next day at school,my class were having a test or something. I wrote my name as ''Light Yagami'' because I thought it would be fun. However,my teacher believed it and literally called me ''Light Yagami''. Yeah,it worked! But it turns out that she like Death Note too and been watching the anime as well. I had a good friendship with my teacher due to that. I also brought my Death Note with me to school. Well,to wherever I go. I never got in trouble for that either. I've start to secretly write names in my Death Note so I could achieve my goal. When I arrived home from school,my mom told me to turn the TV on. There was an episode playing and then,there came a very special character that I would later be attached to. Who am I talking about? It's none other than L himself. Before I talk about him,I need to tell you about my past before I discovered Death Note.

                                      My Past:

Before discovering Death Note,I was a lonely child. I had no one to talk with or to play with. I was always bored. My cats often scratch me for no reason at all and even on the nose,causing me to bleed. I used to have band-aids on my nose because of that,which was awful to say the least. My dog ran away in the woods and was eaten by a bear. I was always at home. My parents used to both work. My babysitter was my cousin and he was my only friend. Everytime I felt upset,he would draw me a pokemon to cheer me up. I was always a quiet and calm kid,always shy or timid at school. I was always in my corner because I hated noise and I could'nt focus or concentrate well due to my condition. You see,for those of you who don't know,I have a rare condition known as Microcephaly. I was born with it because my mom used to be a smoker. I have a small brain,but doctors said that it's like a computer because I was actually pretty smart and intelligent for a kid with this birth defect. I thought it was a weird compliment. You see,my brain works differently from a normal person's. Even though i'm 22 now,my mind works like a 10 year old child. My brain size isn't normal like any other normal person's due to it being small. When I hear too much noise or can't focus on something,I get a headache or my brain has nothing to do to respond so I get stuck to my own bubble. Most of the time when there is too much pressure with my mind,I feel like my head want to explode. Doing school work,homework or doing a test is really frustrating because it takes me forever to respond to a question. Even math frustrates me because it's really hard and I tend to have temper tantrums because of that. I have learning disabilities thanks to this. It became really clear that I was a special need child. What's worst is that I get blamed for all of this. No matter how much I tried to reason with them about my problems,they think i'm being a bad girl. I'm always misunderstood and often get mixed messages. I had anxiety ever since I was very little. My parents used to fake call the police and lock me outside until they come for me whenever I misbehave. This made me fear of the police. I hated doctors because of what happened to me back when I was 7,but I don't wanna talk about it because this traumatized me for years. When I was 5,my school separated me and the only friend I had from school. They've put us in separate classes. Him being in first grade and as for me,I stayed in my kindergarten year. They never allowed me to see him except outside at recess where I would secretly go and play with him in the swings. He's Autistic and was the only person who cared about me. Unfortunately,they took him away from me for a bad and stupid reason. I thought to myself ''Where is the justice?'' After discovering Death Note,I knew it would help me end my suffering.

                        The Aftermath:

I'm sure you wanted to figure what happened after. Well,I'll explain all of it. Every day at school,I take the name of Light Yagami. It was like persona. However,people started laughing at me for choosing to be called like that. And I started receiving death threads from them because I was supposedly Kira. I went to the director's office to explain the situation. Then,I saw L on TV. Him being a detective and the way he is,this gave me courage to not give up. He was my source of inspiration. He became my idol. I've decided to become a detective just like him one day. I moved from being Light/Kira to be Detective L. One time,my parents saw me sitting just like L on the couch. They said this was a miracle that I could do that. They asked if I want to become L for a change and I accepted. I wanted people to know that I changed. I grew up acting like L. It's thanks to him that I ate sweets and cakes. He meant a lot to me. At school,I sat like him for the rest of the year and everyone called me L. I got back the respect that I wanted and I was glad.  For Halloween,I cosplayed as L. I was the cutest kid thanks to this. And one day at recess,me and my friends found a water puddle and I was dared to go and play in it with them. I hesitated of course because I knew we should'nt be doing that. The leader of the gang begun teasing me and then.. Something happened. An invisible force punched the kid to the ground. I was confused at what happened. I didn't understand what's going on. The surveillance lady came and blamed me for punching the other kid,which was'nt true. But hey,it was better than nothing. I rather get blamed for it instead of arguing further anyway. When the bell rang,I found a black feather on the ground and picked it up. It was I realized that I knew that it was'nt a fever dream. This feather,it must have belonged to a Shinigami. I had a new goal in mind: To find the Shinigami. I've talked to my parents,my classmates and my teacher about it. They believed me. My teacher said this feather could've belong to Ryuk. At home,I've made research and,she was right. It did belong to Ryuk. I tried real hard to find Ryuk and thank him for saving me back then. It was thought but after my long journey,I did it. I found him. I really found Ryuk. He approached me. I showed him the feather. Recognized it,he told me I could keep it as a souvenir. Knowing I had my Death Note with me,he said I was the only one who could see him. He asked if he could stay by my side. I accepted. Returning him,I introduced him to my parents by making them touch the Death Note. I wanted to keep him as a pet and they said yes. Ever since,me and Ryuk were the best of friends. He was always by my side. Always. I gave him apples every single day. Now let's get moving on to L again,shall we? Again like I stated earlier,he was the whole reason why I sat like him and encouraged me to eat. When he died,a huge part of me has also died. I could'nt even believed it. At first,I thought he was simply faking his death and would return in the next episode as a plot twist. But.. Instead I saw Roger at the Wammy's House telling Mello and Near that.. L is dead. I cried so real hard. When my parents were wondering why I was crying so loud like this,I told them the truth and they began to cry too upon hearing the tragic news. Fictional character or not,I believed in him. I believed he was with me throughout the years. It's really hard to say goodbye to him and even to this day. Nobody could've replace him. He was my everything. He made my life better. He made me be who I am today. I still don't give up on my dream and still didn't give up on it. He was very precious to me. He was very important for me. I got depressed for a whole month. I got suicidal. I wanted to jump off. My classmates still referred me as L. To them,I was him. Then,I met Near. I had a strange feeling. My heartbeat was fast. I thought it was'nt possible. Yet,it was. I felt like L actually didn't left me and I was right. He didn't technically left,but he sent Near to me so I could move on. Near is like a guardian angel to me. I started playing with my hair after he did. My mom noticed and decided to call me Near. I literally shattered and cried the second she called me that. But those weren't sad tears. They were happy tears. Thanks to Near,I got my motivation back. I ended up not killing myself. He saved me from potential death. He made me happy when i'm down. I was relating to him. I've shared similarities with him. I had school afterward. My teacher asked me why I was playing with my hair. I told her that it was because I saw a new character on Death Note named Near and I quickly grew attached to him. Hearing that,she called me Near and she smiled. Later on in December,she wanted to talk in private with me and she gave me something very precious that I should keep and to never lose it. It was a heart pendant and inside was a picture of Near. I cried and promised to keep it. She knew she wanted Near to stay with me. And she was right. He did.