Sampson Family/Transcript

Observation Begins
Cyndi: "Courtney, help me wash the dishes."

Courtney: "No, mom."

Cyndi: "Please, I can't get them done without you."

Courtney: "But I'm Snapchatting important stuff to my friends. Can I help you some other time?"

Cyndi: "Now. Go in the kitchen and start helping."

Courtney: "They just--"

Cyndi: "If you don't put your phone down by the time I count to 3, I'll be taking it away and giving it to charity. Do you understand me?"

Annie: "Giving your teenager's phone away to charity? What kind of threat is that?"

[Courtney puts her phone down and begrudgingly heads to the kitchen]

Cyndi: "Thank you."

Courtney: "Chores are boring."

Cyndi: "Stop complaining and grab a dish."

Annie: "Meanwhile, Dave was messing with his sister Emily over the latter's prized possession."

[Dave is carrying Emily's stuffed lamb, nicknamed "Fluff-Fluff"]

Emily: "Give me back Fluff-Fluff!"

Dave: "No! I'm not giving your stupid piece of shit back!"

Emily: "GIVE HER TO ME!"

[Dave throws Fluff-Fluff at Emily]

Emily: "Hey!"

[Brian shows up]

Brian: "What's going on?"

Emily: (picking up Fluff-Fluff) "Dave threw Fluff-Fluff at me!"

Brian: "Emily, keep your voice down next time."

Emily: "Alright..." (hugs Fluff-Fluff) "You okay, Fluff-Fluff?"

Brian: "Dave, we don't throw toys in this house."

[Dave hits Brian]

Brian: "We don't hit either."

Dave: "Go poke your eyes out."

Brian: "Excuse me?"

Magic Play Technique
Annie: "I gave the family the Magic Play Technique to allow them to explore their creativity."

Cyndi: "What are your ideas, kids?"

Courtney: "I'll be a beautiful princess."

Duck: "Pirates!"

Naughty Pit
Annie: "A while after I introduced mom and dad the discipline techniques, Andy and Duck were stirring up quite a fight while playing one afternoon while dad was out shopping."

[Andy and Duck are playing with their PAW Patrol toys as Annie and Cyndi are sitting and watching the two]

[Duck grabs onto a Rocky figurine from Andy's hand]

Andy: "HEY!"

Cyndi: "Andy, don't scream like that! Duck, let--"

Annie: "Uh-uh, first, give them a warning using a low-tone voice and tell them that if they don't play nicely, they'll sit in their Naughty Pits."

Cyndi: "Andy, Duck, this is your warning. If you two don't play nicely, you'll both sit in your Naughty Pits, do you understand me?"

[Andy hits Duck, and in return, Duck pinches Andy]

Annie: "Bring both boys to their Naughty Pits and put 10 beanbags in each pit."

[Cyndi takes both Andy and Duck to their respective Naughty Pits, gently pours 10 red beanbags out of a toy pail in Andy's pit, and gently pours 10 blue beanbags in Duck's with another toy pail]

Annie: "Tell them why they're in the pits, and come down to their level."

Cyndi: "Andy, Duck, you're both in your Naughty Pits because you didn't listen to mommy when you were told to play nicely. Andy, you'll stay here for 3 minutes, and Duck, you'll stay here for 2 minutes. Plus, your PAW Patrol toys are going in toy jail for the rest of the day."

Annie: "Get up and walk away."

[Cyndi walks away and confiscates Andy and Duck's PAW Patrol toys]