Van Houten Family

In this episode, Jo heads to Jersey City to help a single mother take back control of her three wild children. Deborah Van Houten (42) is struggling to maintain her house and working seven days a week, and her matters aren't helped by her misbehaving children. Fraternal twin daughters Leesa and Lauren (both 9) refuse to go to bed at a decent hour and lash out at their mother for not being there with him, while son PJ (5) refuses to eat any vegetables and kicks up a huge fuss at dinnertime. Can Jo help Deborah take back control?

Discipline techniques used: Calm Down Zone (for Leesa and Lauren) and Naughty Platform (for PJ)

Other techniques used: Mommy & Me, Chore Chart, Stay in Bed and Good Eater