The Froebrich Family

Episode summary
Jo visits the Froebrich Family in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Beverly (38) and Erich (41) have five children: 11-year-old Emily, 9-year-old Emmett, 7-year-old Emma Jo, 4-year-old Emerson, 1 1/2-year-old Ember.

The kids fight constantly disrespect their parents, hit, pinch and do any kind of bodily harm.

Beverly and 9-year-old Emmett are constantly at loggerheads about homework and argue a lot

4-year-old ringleader, Emerson is aggressive, hits his parents, swore, and doesn’t think about twice. He was also expelled from the nursery

Beverly's mother, Barbara (68) lives with the family since her husband Victor passed away. Barbara considers Beverly to be a control freak, and the stress of Beverly's father's death has gotten worse.

Beverly used to smack her kids, but doesn't do it anymore because she knew it was not working. In contrast, father Erich uses a wooden spoon, and his bare hand to smack the kids, he will violently pull their ears and put hot sauce on their tongues, which still doesn't work.

In fact, Jo is shocked to learn that the children talk about their punishments in such a casual way. Can Jo get Beverly to let go of her control over everything in the house, and show these parents that there is another way to discipline the kids before it's too late?

Behind the scenes
This episode was filmed in October 2010.

Trivia

 * People criticized Beverly for accusing Emmett of being argumentative.
 * However some praised her for giving up smacking before Jo came to the house.
 * Erich is considered to be one of the worst parents in Supernanny for his abusive behavior to his children.
 * Like the The Peterfreund Family This family used hot sauce which is very controversial. After the 2011 incident where a mother named Jessica Beagley used hot sauce on her adopted Russian son, Kristoff

Family members

 * Erich Froebrich, 41
 * Beverly Froebrich, 38
 * Emily, 11 (born March 13, 1999)
 * Emmett, 9 (born February 19, 2001)
 * Emma Jo, 7 (born August 22, 2003)
 * Emerson, 4 (born January 26, 2006)
 * Ember, 1 1/2 (born April 14, 2009)
 * Barbara, 68 (Beverly's mother)

Links

 * Emma's Instagram
 * Emerson's Instagram
 * Ember's Instagram