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Created on : Friday, May 16, 2008, 02:20:59 pm

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Have you got a whiny, crying, tantrum-throwing, feet-stomping, door-slamming, spoiled or entitled child? When you ask your child to clean up his or her room does World War III break out? Have you ever thought, Who is running this house, me or my 9-year-old? Four families who say their kids are out of control move out of their madhouse and into The Dr. Phil House. This is no summer camp … it’s Brat Camp! Skylin and Robert are newlyweds with a blended family of five kids. Robert’s two boys, Andrew, 12, and Micah, 8, constantly torment their new sister, Kaitlyn, 8, which causes yelling, crying, screaming and chaos. Helen and Tony recently divorced, but one thing they agree on is that their 9-year-old son, Ethan, lies, steals, cheats and bullies other kids. Lisa says her teen daughter, Haley, is spoiled and unappreciative. Wendy is a single mom who lost her daughter two years ago to brain cancer, and now her 10-year-old son, Noah’s, behavior has spiraled out of control. Are you in a constant battle with your child? It’s time to step up, take back control and create a happy, healthy and peaceful family. Talk about the show here.

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tkthompson

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May 20, 2008, 1:43 pm PDT

05/20 The Dr. Phil House: Brat Camp

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Since control of children have been taken from the parents, what do we expect? If they don't like how they are treated, they call children's services and get removed from the parents home.

I don't mean beating a child which is abuse, I mean putting a paddling on the rearend that God put padding on to cushion the blows. Get these kids attention, don't just take away their perks, i.e.cell phone, computer, games, etc. That does nt work because they have something else to do till you get the idea they are the boss, not you.

I paddled my kids and they are not drug addicts, they are not in prison, nor are they deformed from the spankings. They are members of society that pay taxes and act like they are suppose to.

In the Bible it says "spare NOT the rod to spoil the child", not to spare the rod and spoil the child. It means that the parent is suppose to discipline the child to make them know the right way.

I have to agree with you! Parents are so scared now to displine their children. I have 4 young boys and my 2 oldest have been spanked and when the 2 youngest are old enough they will be as well if needed. It is not abuse it is discpline that EVERY child needs!

Just my opinion!

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May 20, 2008, 1:44 pm PDT

Noah

I just want to say that I feel and see Noah's pain. I don't know what direction Dr. Phil goes with this show, but I truely hope he see's through the mother BS. I see a lot of myself in Noah when I was kid. Very intelligent and was fully aware of the bad things my mom would do to me, only to have her turn around and turn everyone on me. No, I would've never been bold enough to slap her, but Noah's situation might be a lot worst than what mine was.

I HOPE AND PRAY that Noah is removed from that home. I wish I could have him. He's VERY intelligent and I believe every word that he says. It's sad that people can't see that.

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May 20, 2008, 1:45 pm PDT

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I feel so incredibly sorry for his mother (Wendy)...when I saw the previews and watched the show with regards to this mother/son relationship, I just cried - this is me and my son. No one can understand having to try to parent a child like Noah or my son. They are too smart for their own good and can't understand the role of a child. I wish that I could sit with Wendy and hold her hand through this...I hope that Dr. Phil in the upcoming episodes can provide her with the tools that she needs to cope and parent this boy. Unless you have a child like this you can not understand the magnatude of hopelessness his mother is feeling. I have not lost a child like Wendy but her situation and day-to-day issues with her son are scary similar to my own. My son lied and called social services on me as well...only later that day admitted to the social worker that he lied. No parent can understand how that changes your relationship and that when you have a child who feels that impowered that as a parent you feel helpless to any situations that may arise.

I hope that Dr. Phil will provide a detailed process so that I can impliment it into my daily life as well. I am desperate for a life line.

Are you serious? Noah's intelligence is an incredible gift. You like Wendy must be intimidated by your own child. It is possible for parents to learn from their kids. The next generation should be more evolved. You don't know everything. Go back to the 50's.

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May 20, 2008, 1:47 pm PDT

Ethan

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Ethan worries me more than Noah!!!! to quite and to violent... needs help!!!!!!

That kid needs to be institutionalized. He will be one way or the other. Probably by the judiciary system.

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May 20, 2008, 1:54 pm PDT

Stuck in a world of confusion!

Hello i am Michelle and i am 13 years old.
i heard about Dr.Phil's show and i feel like me and my family need help. We are constantly fighting about the most ridiculous things! From Laundry and dishes to cleaning our rooms , we are constantly fighting about WHO will do the job and WHEN it will be done. I know that people argue but not like this. I cry at lease 2 times on a normal day due to my moms nagging and my dads yelling and screaming to get his way about everything. When ever i try to talk to them about everything they wont listen...and even when they actually DO listen they make me and my little brother sound like it is all our fault. I am always so mad and frustrated! it cant be healthy! Docter Phil i need YOUR help!

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May 20, 2008, 1:57 pm PDT

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hi i liked drphil today i know how the mother feel i work with kids beteewn 6to13 of years old i think what

they need to do is lising to eached other when it time for them to talk i know kids can be hard

to deal with sometime but the mom&dad have to listing to eached other

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May 20, 2008, 1:59 pm PDT

I don't think these kids are "Brats"

I don't think these kids are "brats," I think they all have different levels of emotional distress brought on by the home environments created by their parents.
Noah is one of the most intelligent children I have ever seen. I feel special empathy for him. Being able to identify with the situation, I think Noah's mother makes Noah feel like his mother wishes he would have died instead of the sister, or that she can never love Noah as much as his sister. Losing a child is very traumatic, but so is losing a sibling, and in Noah's case, a stable mother as well. I don't believe either of them have dealt with their feelings about the young girl's untimely death. Once they both realize that their pain is not about each other, they can re-learn to love each other again.
I think these are all very intelligent and good-hearted kids that just need a little patience and understanding from parents who have just lost their way in their parenting.

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May 20, 2008, 2:05 pm PDT

05/20 The Dr. Phil House: Brat Camp

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Ethan worries me more than Noah!!!! to quite and to violent... needs help!!!!!!

Helen has been waiting seven years for Ethan to "grow out of" the "terrible two's". Meanwhile, he's been "growing into" much worse behaviors. Now, they're getting a Dr Phil intervention. And, not a moment too soon. Without parental guidance, the only thing children "grow out of" are clothes and shoes.

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May 20, 2008, 2:07 pm PDT

05/20 The Dr. Phil House: Brat Camp

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Are you serious? Noah's intelligence is an incredible gift. You like Wendy must be intimidated by your own child. It is possible for parents to learn from their kids. The next generation should be more evolved. You don't know everything. Go back to the 50's.

No, more like are you serious? Have you ever walked in the shoes of a mother who is parenting and out of control child. I have. Noah is intelligent and that is a gift ,but as a parent trying to raise that child, it can be an incredible challenge. The challenge doubled when she lost her daughter to brain cancer. It is impossible to explain to someone who has never been there but until you walk a mile in their shoes DON'T ACT LIKE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.

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May 20, 2008, 2:09 pm PDT

I'm so sorry

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Hello i am Michelle and i am 13 years old.
i heard about Dr.Phil's show and i feel like me and my family need help. We are constantly fighting about the most ridiculous things! From Laundry and dishes to cleaning our rooms , we are constantly fighting about WHO will do the job and WHEN it will be done. I know that people argue but not like this. I cry at lease 2 times on a normal day due to my moms nagging and my dads yelling and screaming to get his way about everything. When ever i try to talk to them about everything they wont listen...and even when they actually DO listen they make me and my little brother sound like it is all our fault. I am always so mad and frustrated! it cant be healthy! Docter Phil i need YOUR help!

Michelle,

It sounds like the who and when of chores is more important than the peace and harmony in your house. I hope things get better. I guess your parents missed the show about parents fighting in front of their kids. "It changes who they are." My parents fought all the time in front of us too. When I think back, I just remember how they sounded like such idiots.

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