The Schwartz Family

The Schwartz Family is the twelfth episode of Season 2 of the American Supernanny show.

Episode summary
Jo visits the Schwartz family in Bellmore, New York where Cathy (33) & Steve (35) have four daughters, 6-year-old Samantha, 4-year-old Amanda, 3-year-old Katelyn, and 1 year old Emily.

With Steve and Cathy both working full time jobs, Cathy's sister Donna (48) is the main caregiver for the children which makes Cathy think that her daughters consider Donna more their mom than she is.

The three oldest children are acting out. Samantha and Katelyn both run in the house, screaming & shouting. Samantha is just wild and could annoy her aunt Donna and her mom. Katelyn is a little diva and can be bossy and demanding. Amanda is very stubborn and sometimes can be aggressive. All three of the oldest girls fight by rough housing and can be defiant.

The discipline in the house is non-existent and any attempts to discipline the girls are halted by Donna. Mornings are chaotic as Cathy rushes to make breakfast, get the two oldest girls on the school bus and get herself to work. Potty training Katelyn has been confusing between the Parents and Donna. When Cathy is home she keeps katelyn in a diaper whereas when Donna is around sometimes katelyn tells Donna to throw away the diapers whereas other times katelyn will take the diapers and want to wear them because katelyn does not know what is the right thing to do Although Katelyn is 3 and 1/2 years old she isn't potty trained and still wears diapers

Donna doesn't see a reason to change things and makes it very clear that she doesn't want Supernanny in the house. Both Donna and Cathy argue over raising the children especially discipline, leaving Steve, and Jo caught in the middle.

Can Jo help Cathy and Steve handle their rowdy daughters? Can she help Donna to learn how to adjust to change?

Transcript
The Schwartz Family/Transcript

Recap
Schwartz Family Recap on Blisstree

Trivia

 * During the Family Test Run, Aunt Donna used the Naughty Step technique.
 * Amanda was the only one who went to timeout in this episode. Even though Katelyn and Samantha misbehaved.
 * In the credits, Steve was seen having fun with the girls.
 * A Re-used Clip from The Larmer Family was used in this Episode, The Clip in particular was when Jo said "Four Adorable Children".
 * Cathy gave birth to a 5th daughter named Lyndsey.
 * Cathy and Steve divorced because Steve cheated on Cathy.

Family members

 * Cathy Schwartz, 33
 * Steve Schwartz, 35
 * Samantha, 6 (born April 28, 1999)
 * Amanda, 4 (born July 17, 2001)
 * Katelyn, 3 1/2 (born May 18, 2002)
 * Emily, 1 (born November 4, 2004)
 * Donna Dolengewicz, 48

Behind The Scenes
This video was filmed in November 2005.