The Del Re Family

Episode summary
Jo visits the Del Re family in Staten Island, New York where Joe (39) & Adele (42) have three children: 9-year-old daughter Clarissa and 4-year-old twins Peter & Deanna.

The twin little ones are acting out in drastic measures which overshadows their big sister Clarissa. They fight and throw violent temper tantrums.

Peter is the ringleader of this twin gang. When he doesn’t get his way, he can lash out violently or harm himself.

Deanna is very stubborn and defiant. She refuses to give in and will argue until her parents give up. She also will not accept no as an answer.

While in time out then Deanna did peed in her pants. She had to put on new pants as a result.

Adele & Joe have resorted to yelling to control their kids. They don’t agree and sometimes compete with each other which ends up into arguments. Adele throws in the towel while Joe sharply addresses their behavior.

Despite Clarissa being well behaved, Joe has a hard time trusting her which leads him to interrogate her like she is a suspect.

Can Jo help the Del Re family find a peaceful solution to their problems and teach them to calm down the tantruming youngsters? Can she get Joe to trust Clarissa?

Family members

 * Adele Del Re, 42
 * Joe Del Re, 39
 * Clarissa, 9 (born May 23, 1999)
 * Peter and Deanna, 4 (born April 17, 2004)

Behind The Scenes
This episode was filmed in December 2008.

Post-Episode

 * Joe and Adele Divorced.