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The Weinstein Family

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The Weinstein Family is the second episode of Season 3 of the American Supernanny show.

In addition to this episode, the Weinstein family members also appeared on the 100th Episode Special.

Episode summary[]

Jo visits the Weinstein family in Amherst, Ohio. Chia (29) and David (39) are parents to four rowdy children: 7-year-old McKenna (Kenny), 6-year-old Christina (Tina), 5-year-old Julia, and 2-year-old Robert.

With David working as a trucker away from home for over 10 days at a time, Chia is left to look after the kids all on her own. Kenny is highly sensitive & emotional. Julia pushes other people's buttons. Tina is the ringleader of the family as she loses her temper, talks back to Chia & David, & has an attitude problem. Robert likes to destroy things.

Bedtime is a disaster because the kids refuse to stay in their rooms & it takes hours to get these rabumctious kids to go to sleep.

David is frustrated with Chia's lack of authority, but compensates by behaving like a big bully with yelling, the occassional spanking, and leaving a very threatening physical demeanor around his kids. Both don't exactly see eye-to-eye when it comes to parenting because of this, and it's caused the pair to become on the verge of divorce.

Can Jo help this family & help David control his mean temper?

The Weinstein Family/Transcript

Episode Recap[]

Observation[]

David gives Jo a tour of the downstairs playroom, revealing all the colouring and graffiti around the place. Jo felt like she was in a Subway. When Robert went missing, Jo and Chia search high and low and thankfully, he was found safe in the driveway. David was unaware he went out. When David told the kids to go downstairs to play clean, he starts to bark orders. He eventually gets in Tina's face, and tells her to clean up, scaring her and the other kids.

After dinner, David wanted Kenny to do the dishes but she refuses to. Chia tells her to go upstairs, resulting in her and David arguing. When it was time for bed, Tina was refusing to do so, wanting to sleep with Chia. David chuckles, when he hears Tina scream "Shut up Chia!" Jo was shocked when she overheard them arguing, a second time. 2 hours later, Kenny comes out of her room, and David yell sat her to lay down, causing Kenny to scream and cry. 2 and half hours later, Jo decides she's seen enough, and leaves.

Parent Meeting[]

Jo talks to Chia and David about what she saw.

Teaching[]

Jo was ready to teach, and started off by having Chia and David write down, rules which they show to the kids. Afterwards, Jo takes David to the backyard, showing the body language of David fearing the kids. David quickly understands that he needs to learn to be nice. Jo then guides them through the Stay in Bed technique, when Christina starts to get out of bed.

The next day, Jo got Busy Bees outfits for the kids, and had them all work together to clean the playroom, something which surprised David. When it was lunch time Robert refuses to finish his lunch. Chia gives Robert a warning but he continues to not listen. Jo places Robert in timeout, during which, Robert started to say sorry to Chia early, in an attempt to end his discipline faster. Chia doesnt give in, and Robert finishes his timeout successfully. Jo then leaves the family for 4 days

Parents Evalution[]

4 days later, Jo returns to show Chia and David their test run.

Clip 1[]

At bedtime, Tina once again starts getting out of bed, however Chia and David are able to follow though. After cussing and banging on the door. Tina gave in and went to bed 45 minutes later. Jo praises Chia and David for how they did with the Stay In Bed technique.

Clip 2[]

Chia and the kids play with clay in the playroom.

Clip 3[]

David once again, starts to bark orders and starts to lose his cool. Jo decides they need to work on David's tone of voice.

Reinforcement[]

Jo had a plan to make it so that David realises he needs to control his tone of voice better. This plan involves Chia calling David when Jo takes him outside for a walk. When Chia calls David and he gets home, the kids give him a taste of his own medicine, and yell at him, to show what it feels like when he yells at them. David quickly decides not to raise his voice again. The last thing Jo has done, is to have Chia spell the word "Trust" blindfolded. Jo says her goodbyes, and leaves the Weinsteins, not before taking a picture of them all behind the "Trust" Chia had spelt.

Family Members[]

Person Age Relation to Family
David Weinstein 39 (born July 13, 1966) Father
Sanchia "Chia" Weinstein 29 (born September 7, 1976) Mother
McKenna "Kenny" 7 (born February 18, 1999) Daughter
Christina "Tina" 6 (born 2000)
Julia 5 (born June 21, 2001)
Robert 2 (born July 17, 2004) Son
The child was disciplined via one of Jo Frost's techinques.
The child was mistreated badly via one of their parents.

Behind The Scenes[]

The episode was filmed in March-April 2006, as seen in the 100th Episode Special.

Events Post-Episode[]

  • Prior to the 100th Episode Special, David quit his job as a trucker.
  • After the 100th Episode Special, Chia eventually left David.
  • Chia gave birth to another son named Rodrick.
  • McKenna got married and gave birth to a daughter named Layani.
  • Chia remarried to a man named Thomas Oster, who is the stepfather of Kenny, Tina, Julia and Robert. Chia's full name is now Chia Galindo Thomas Oster.
  • Julia got arrested in 2021 for burglary.
  • Tina got married to a man named Trevor Hutchinson on May 8, 2023.
  • It is unknown if David is estranged from the family or not.

Trivia[]

  • David was criticized for spanking his children, just like Jennifer from The Bowersock Family, the episode prior to this.
    • However, people praised David for wanting to change. They have also noted that his behavior, while threatening and sometimes violent, wasn't as severe as similar parents.
  • Robert apologized before his timeout was over in an attempt to end his discipline early, just like Michael Jr. from The Federico Family.
  • Tina is tied with Maile from The Keilen Family for the fourth-longest tantrum in the US Supernanny series, lasting for 2 hours. Isabella from The Bruno Family and Brandon from The Kerns Family are tied for the third-longest tantrum at 2 and a half hours, Madeline from The Bowersock Family has the second-longest tantrum at 3 hours, and Zoe from The Benjany Family holds the record for the longest tantrum at 3 and a half hours.
  • Some fans have pointed out an interesting coincidence: if the names of the two youngest children are juxtaposed, the result is the actress Julia Roberts.
  • Tina and Julia are the only members of the family to be olive-skinned.
  • Kenny's loud scream when David yells at her to "Lay down!!!" sounds almost identical to that Brandon from The Bixley Family when the narrator says "...obsessive fear that dominates family life."

Pop Culture[]

  • McKenna has a Lizzie McGuire tank top
  • Tina Can Be Seen Wearing Disney Princess Pajamas
  • Robert was Seen having A Krafts Zoo Pals plate are shown When The Naughty Stool Was Implemented.

Gallery[]

External Links[]

Season 3
The Bowersock Family • The Weinstein Family • The Fager Family • The Swanson Family • The Mihalik Family • The Smith Family • The Haines Family • The Nitti Family • The Bruno Family • The McAfee Family • The Goins Family • The Williams Family • The Walker Family • The Cantoni Family • The Amouri Family
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