The Prescott Family

The Prescott Family is the tenth episode of Season 4 of the American Supernanny show.

Episode summary
Jo visits the Prescott family in Hesperia, California where she works with one of her largest families ever. Kadi (28) & Daniel Sr. (30) have seven kids: 8-year-old daughter Marli, 7-year-old son Daniel Jr., 6-year-old son Trenton, 5-year-old son Phillip, 3-year-old son Aiden, 2-year-old daughter Ella and 1-year-old son Reed.

With dad at work all day, former cheerleader Kadi is a stay at home mom with all 7 of her children. At home, Kadi loses her temper too much with her kids due to being so stressed out. In addition, she and her husband rely on their oldest daughter, Marli to be a "mini-mom" (according to Jo), giving her the most responsibilities out of all the children.

Meanwhile, their 7-year-old son Daniel has been diagnosed with ADHD and Bi-Polar Disorder. Daniel acts out physically, shouts, and throws aggressive tantrums. Kadi´s irritable temper clashes with Daniels violent temper

It is also revealed that Kadi doesn't have any close friends and feels lonely & isolated, Jo also learns about the estranged & emotionally distant relationship between Kadi and her father. Kadi's father left when she was 13 years old after revealing that he was gay, and her husband Daniel is reluctant for the family to have a close relationship with him.

Can Jo help Kadi learn to build a support system, teach the Prescotts how to manage Daniel's ADHD and help the family mend the relationship with Kadi's father?

Observation
When Jo first arrives she greets all the kids. A few hours in Kadi and Daniel Jr start to argue and yell at eachother about homework, Daniel loses his temper and goes on a destructive rampage. Kadi loses it and sends Daniel Jr to his room. After Kadi stars bothering Marli and putting pressure on her. Later on Jo starts looking through Kadi's closet which results in Jo asking questions about it. Later that evening Jo was in finding out about Kadi's past life and her relationship with her parents. She explains that even though she and her husband disagree on her father's lifestyle she loves him, The conversation progresses Kadi is brought to tears.

Family members

 * Kadi Prescott, 28
 * Daniel Prescott Sr., 30
 * Marli, 8 (born December 19, 1998)
 * Daniel Jr., 7 (born February 2000)
 * Trenton, 6 (born April 26, 2001)
 * Phillip, 5 (born October 18, 2002)
 * Aiden, 3 (born March 23, 2004)
 * Ella, 2 (born April 25, 2005)
 * Reed, 1 (born July 7, 2006)
 * Quinn, (born August 20, 2016)

Events Post-Episode

 * Kadi and Daniel divorced, but they're involved in their children's lives, son-in-law's life, and granddaughter's life.
 * On September 23, 2016 at 3:42 AM, Marli gave birth to a daughter, Leia. Kadi opened up about Marlie's pregnancy. Kadi had an 8th child named Quinn who was born on August 20, 2016. On November 2021, Daniel had a baby girl named Maggie.
 * In a 2012 youtube video it has been confirmed that Daniel has Bi-Polar Disorder. It has also been confirmed Daniel tried to commit suicide in 2008

Behind the scenes
This was filmed in February 2008.