Gooch Family

In this episode, Jo heads to Nashville to help a single mother and her four children. Becky-Sue Gooch (37) lost her husband Richard to cancer six months ago and this tragedy has taken its toll on her and the children. Eldest child Charlie (12) refuses to do his homework and calls his mother bad names. However, it's his triplet siblings Lilly, Andrew and Madison (all 7) that are the worst behaved. Lilly spits and screams at her mother, Andrew cries to get his mother's attention and Madison refuses to sleep in her own bed. Becky-Sue is so overwhelmed that she has turned to Jo for help. Will she help this grieving family?

Discipline techniques used: Reflection Room (for Charlie) and Naughty Couch (for Lilly, Andrew and Madison)

Other techniques used: Stay in Bed, Homework Area, Chore Chart and Toy Confiscation

Becky-Sue puts the triplets onto the Naughty Couch
Jo: "It wasn't long before the triplets started kicking up and refused to eat their lunch."

Becky-Sue: "I want you to eat your lunch, and then you can go play."

Andrew: "NO! I HATE TURKEY SANDWICHES!"

Becky-Sue: "Andrew, do not shout at the table. If you do that again, then you're going to the Naughty Couch."

[Lilly screams in Becky-Sue's face]

Becky-Sue: "Lilly, do not shout at mommy like that."

[Lilly spits in Becky-Sue's face]

Madison: "NO!"

[Madison throws her plate on the floor]

Jo: "Madison! That is not acceptable."

[Madison throws a tantrum]

[Becky-Sue takes Andrew, Lilly and Madison to the Naughty Couch]

Becky-Sue: "You three are staying on that couch until I tell you to get up."

[Becky-Sue takes Lilly's Monster High Rochelle Goyle doll, Madison's Abbey Bominable doll, and Andrew's Big Bang Pegasus Metal Fusion Beyblade and puts them all into the toy time-out box]

Jo: "However, the triplets weren't giving up without a fight."

[Lilly starts chewing snake lollies]

Becky-Sue: "No, we're not having snake lollipops, now let's go back to the Naughty Couch."

[Becky-Sue takes the snake lollipops from Lilly and takes her back to the Naughty Couch]

Lilly: GIVE ME MY LOLLIES!!!!

Becky-Sue: "No. No lollies while you have to stay in time-out."

[[Becky-Sue puts the snake lollies back in the kitchen cupboard]