Catch last night's Supernanny?

Catch last nights Supernanny? It was good as the tend to be but this one was a bit more extreme. This time she visted a family in the U.K. and man were the kids running amok. The Father works all day so it's just Mom alone with their four kids (yes four). Mom had tended to be the softer kind of disciplinarian, the kind to ask the kids to get in the car ot to ask them to please stop spitting and swearing at her (yes they spat and swore, even flipped their mother the bird!!). Clearly this wasn't working. When Dad got home the kids tended to clean up a bit since they knew Dad meant business. So much business that he tended to over do it. He hated them running the house like they did when he wasn't there so it seemed like he felt he needed to go the extra mile to (attempt) to get them back into shape. As good as this technique was working (yeah right) Supernanny did her observer them for a day routine and quickly went to work. It was good to see the Supernanny tackle these kids (figuratively, i would have done more than tackle those crazy kids) and have her techniques tested. What worked was to let the kids know that there is going to be a naughty room (or square or step) that they're going to be sent to when what they're doing isn't acceptable. When they start with the bad behavior, come down to their level (to look them right in the eye) and give them a warning that what they're doing isn't acceptable behavior and that if they continue they will be sent to the naughty room. If they keep up, no second warnings or warm fuzzies, right to the naughty room they go. The kids then stay in the naughty room for the same number of minutes as they are old (4yrs old = 4 minutes). Once their time is up, go to the child and ask for an apology. It has to be a serious apology so it drives your point home. Another thing that I liked to see was how the parents resolved their differences in parenting styles. Supernanny told them what was working and what wasn't. Mom was too leinient and Dad was too harsh. If one of them did something bad at the dinnerr table, they all got in trouble, even their poor sister. Once Supernanny's techniques began to work (and work they did) the parents began to come together and realize they need to be on board and supportive of each other for this to work. They came around and what do you knoe, that house was running as a well oiled machine by the time Supernanny left. We always pick up useful information and techniques watching that show. I feel it's adding more to our parenting arsenal and helping us to feel more confident in the choices we make. I whole heartedly recommed that if you have a family, you watch this show. If you do, let us know what you thought worked and what didn't.