I’m on the last DVD of the first season of Super Nanny, and I’m really impressed with the Burnett family, but maybe I’m biased.

Even with all their kids (two sets of twins and another) they actually managed pretty well. In the first sentence I said I might be biased because to a certain degree I was and am a stay-at-home dad who also runs his own business.

I can’t imagine how challenging life would be with five children!

What I found especially interesting about this episode was the mother’s aversion to outside help in rearing children. I share that sentiment. My daughter’s mother has hired an au pair and has enrolled our daughter in day care while out daughter visits with her. When I have custody of our daughter, I choose to rear her myself.

The Super Nanny DVDs are really helpful to me. Today my daughter and I went to Michael’s to buy a posterboard so we could draw up a large schedule to post on the wall. We also bought some stickers so my daughter could decorate it. :-)