Deborah Tillman walked into a pretty tough and scary situation with the Fitzgerald family on "America's Supernanny" (Tue., 9 p.m. Est On Lifetime). She found a father who was so preoccupied with his congregation at church that he was almost an absentee parent. That left stay-at-home mom Jenny completely overwhelmed and feeling defeated at home with four kids.
To make matters more complicated, the Fitzgerald's 8-year old son Garrett has Down syndrome, and Jenny had never really learned how best to communicate and work with her special-needs son.
Tillman was particularly disturbed when she discovered that Garrett has a tendency to run out of the house and head off down the street completely unsupervised. She implemented some visual communication techniques for both Garrett and Jenny, and wrangled Dad into being more involved at home to help get the family headed in the right direction. The changes left Jenny feeling better...
To make matters more complicated, the Fitzgerald's 8-year old son Garrett has Down syndrome, and Jenny had never really learned how best to communicate and work with her special-needs son.
Tillman was particularly disturbed when she discovered that Garrett has a tendency to run out of the house and head off down the street completely unsupervised. She implemented some visual communication techniques for both Garrett and Jenny, and wrangled Dad into being more involved at home to help get the family headed in the right direction. The changes left Jenny feeling better...
- 1/4/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Deborah Tillman walked into a pretty tough and scary situation with the Fitzgerald family on "America's Supernanny" (Tue., 9 p.m. Est On Lifetime). She found a father who was so preoccupied with his congregation at church that he was almost an absentee parent. That left stay-at-home mom Jenny completely overwhelmed and feeling defeated at home with four kids.
To make matters more complicated, the Fitzgerald's 8-year old son Garrett has Down syndrome, and Jenny had never really learned how best to communicate and work with her special-needs son.
Tillman was particularly disturbed when she discovered that Garrett has a tendency to run out of the house and head off down the street completely unsupervised. She implemented some visual communication techniques for both Garrett and Jenny, and wrangled Dad into being more involved at home to help get the family headed in the right direction. The changes left Jenny feeling better...
To make matters more complicated, the Fitzgerald's 8-year old son Garrett has Down syndrome, and Jenny had never really learned how best to communicate and work with her special-needs son.
Tillman was particularly disturbed when she discovered that Garrett has a tendency to run out of the house and head off down the street completely unsupervised. She implemented some visual communication techniques for both Garrett and Jenny, and wrangled Dad into being more involved at home to help get the family headed in the right direction. The changes left Jenny feeling better...
- 1/4/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
"America's Supernanny" (Tues., 9Pm Est on Lifetime) Deborah Tillman has seen plenty of bad behavior in her many years as a daycare proprietor. But when she met the Gregg family, even she was aghast at 4-year-old Armani's expletive-filled vocabulary. So was his mom Traci, who confessed that, "I'm almost in shock when Armani curses at me." Tillman agreed, calling Armani's cursing "outrageous for a 4-year-old, for any age, but particularly for a 4-year-old."
As it turned out, Armani had learned to throw out curses like candy from his father Bill. "The only person on earth he would've gotten that from is his dad," Bill admitted. "I knew that was my mistake ... that's what got me, he was sounding like me. But I know I'm gonna stop," he pledged.
Tillman was impressed at Bill's willingness to change his own vocabulary for the sake of his son, and gave him a lesson...
As it turned out, Armani had learned to throw out curses like candy from his father Bill. "The only person on earth he would've gotten that from is his dad," Bill admitted. "I knew that was my mistake ... that's what got me, he was sounding like me. But I know I'm gonna stop," he pledged.
Tillman was impressed at Bill's willingness to change his own vocabulary for the sake of his son, and gave him a lesson...
- 12/28/2011
- by Alex Moaba
- Aol TV.
Deborah Tillman has seen a lot of things over the years, but nothing could prepare her for the sibling cruelty she witnessed this week on "America's Supernanny" (Tue., 9 p.m. Et on Lifetime). It was a cycle of violence that started with the parents, and the father in particular. He thought he was disciplining and trying to maintain control of his children, but instead he was teaching them to react with violence and feel like they were never quite good enough.
Poor 9-year old Nevada seemed to get the worst of the abuse from her siblings. She was pushed around, shoved into the dirt, and even ridiculed for the darkness of her skin. Tillman watched, with her jaw hanging open, as Nevada's brother and sister ripped into her for her skin color.
"She took a shower yesterday and she's still dark," her brother said.
"That's why nobody never knows where you are,...
Poor 9-year old Nevada seemed to get the worst of the abuse from her siblings. She was pushed around, shoved into the dirt, and even ridiculed for the darkness of her skin. Tillman watched, with her jaw hanging open, as Nevada's brother and sister ripped into her for her skin color.
"She took a shower yesterday and she's still dark," her brother said.
"That's why nobody never knows where you are,...
- 12/21/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Deborah Tillman has seen a lot of things over the years, but nothing could prepare her for the sibling cruelty she witnessed this week on "America's Supernanny" (Tue., 9 p.m. Et on Lifetime). It was a cycle of violence that started with the parents, and the father in particular. He thought he was disciplining and trying to maintain control of his children, but instead he was teaching them to react with violence and feel like they were never quite good enough.
Poor 9-year old Nevada seemed to get the worst of the abuse from her siblings. She was pushed around, shoved into the dirt, and even ridiculed for the darkness of her skin. Tillman watched, with her jaw hanging open, as Nevada's brother and sister ripped into her for her skin color.
"She took a shower yesterday and she's still dark," her brother said.
"That's why nobody never knows where you are,...
Poor 9-year old Nevada seemed to get the worst of the abuse from her siblings. She was pushed around, shoved into the dirt, and even ridiculed for the darkness of her skin. Tillman watched, with her jaw hanging open, as Nevada's brother and sister ripped into her for her skin color.
"She took a shower yesterday and she's still dark," her brother said.
"That's why nobody never knows where you are,...
- 12/21/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
In most households lucky enough to have space for a playroom, it's usually an area where kids can store their toys and play safely. However, on "America's Supernanny" (Tues., 9Pm Et on Lifetime), Deborah Tillman encountered one that she described as being "like a house of horror."
As she looked around the foul-smelling, damp-looking basement playroom, Tillman discovered that not only were there dirty clothes piled in the middle of the floor, but that those clothes were infested with fleas from the family pets. And as if that wasn't bad enough, one corner of the room was covered in the dog's urine and feces.
Deborah's professional opinion? The playroom "symbolizes what this family looks like. It's unorganized, there's no respect for anything." Let's hope she can help this family get organized.
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As she looked around the foul-smelling, damp-looking basement playroom, Tillman discovered that not only were there dirty clothes piled in the middle of the floor, but that those clothes were infested with fleas from the family pets. And as if that wasn't bad enough, one corner of the room was covered in the dog's urine and feces.
Deborah's professional opinion? The playroom "symbolizes what this family looks like. It's unorganized, there's no respect for anything." Let's hope she can help this family get organized.
TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, amazing moments,...
- 12/14/2011
- by Catherine Lawson
- Huffington Post
In most households lucky enough to have space for a playroom, it's usually an area where kids can store their toys and play safely. However, on "America's Supernanny" (Tues., 9Pm Et on Lifetime), Deborah Tillman encountered one that she described as being "like a house of horror."
As she looked around the foul-smelling, damp-looking basement playroom, Tillman discovered that not only were there dirty clothes piled in the middle of the floor, but that those clothes were infested with fleas from the family pets. And as if that wasn't bad enough, one corner of the room was covered in the dog's urine and feces.
Deborah's professional opinion? The playroom "symbolizes what this family looks like. It's unorganized, there's no respect for anything." Let's hope she can help this family get organized.
TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, amazing moments,...
As she looked around the foul-smelling, damp-looking basement playroom, Tillman discovered that not only were there dirty clothes piled in the middle of the floor, but that those clothes were infested with fleas from the family pets. And as if that wasn't bad enough, one corner of the room was covered in the dog's urine and feces.
Deborah's professional opinion? The playroom "symbolizes what this family looks like. It's unorganized, there's no respect for anything." Let's hope she can help this family get organized.
TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, amazing moments,...
- 12/14/2011
- by Catherine Lawson
- Aol TV.
Unruly children - beware! And struggling parents - help is on the way! Meet the star of America's Supernanny. Childcare specialist Deborah Tillman is Lifetime's choice to be the face of their new show, set to premiere Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. Et. "I feel blessed and privileged that I have been chosen to do exactly what I was put on earth to do," the Virginia-based mother-of-one said in a statement, "and that is to help children and families come together, get it together and stay together." On America's Supernanny, which has a similar format to Brit Jo Frost's ABC show,...
- 10/6/2011
- by Alison Schwartz
- PEOPLE.com
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