Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Jo Frost
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English celebrity Jo Frost.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Of course we need independence, but who says that should mean doing everything alone and in isolation? That won't make us stronger. Together is always better.
I'm just natural with initiative, with instinct. Paediatricians have said so themselves.
I'm a larger lady, a plus size with a bit of belly fat, but I know what suits me, clothes-wise: blouses, tailored jackets and pencil skirts. One of my favourite outfits is jeans, riding boots and a fitted velvet jacket.
So often I meet parents who are just exhausted. I want to look at how I can then create space for that person to recover.
I would never put children in a situation where I felt I was exploiting them.
I had a pretty well-adjusted style of parenting. I think my parents were very young, very open. I think I learned many things from them: etiquette and grace, compassion and charity. And who I am today is due to a lot of attributes of my parents.
As anyone who's watched my shows will know - I'm no pushover.
I don't dislike any of my features - they're what make me me, and I'm confident in who I am. I see my mum in my lips and I've got my dad's eyes.
We want to actively encourage children to continue with their development.
I certainly don't have horns growing out of head.
I was known as this trouble-shooter and I was taking calls from other nannies asking for advice and calls from parents across Europe and America.
There is nothing your child is going to learn right now at the age of 10 that is going to make or break their career at 24. There just isn't.
I had this very strong intuition when working with children. The families I used to work for said, 'You're a white witch. You just know.'
I'd like to see mothers at home be more assertive, be unapologetic, give themselves permission, and to stand up for themselves as an equal parent, whether that is being a parent who's authoritative and needs to discipline and put healthy boundaries in, or to serve out the candy.
New parents will feel that euphoric high where they feel like their mind is racing and they can't sleep. But its important to take quiet moments when you can. Even if you can t get a full sleep, just resting and calming yourself can be so useful.
I think it's an important lesson for a child. How to behave humanely toward another human being.
I used to work in a maternity shop when I was at college. But I started baby-sitting in the evenings. I started then to professionally nanny full time, sole charge, when I was 18. I finished college, and then I didn't go on to do anything else. I started to professionally help families, and I chose not to go to training for professional nannies.
Parents are almost fearful of disciplining their children. They are scared they are going to lose the connection with them when they are teenagers or adults.
Supernanny' was a format that was geared toward parents who had troublesome kids and didn't know how to cope with their behavior.
I have a schedule that is absolutely relentless.
I am the first to say I'm firm and fair.
Sometimes I wish I could just take a lightweight bag on the plane but instead I've got to make sure I've got all my medical stuff. That can become a bit boring.
You're not failed parents because you didn't meet every agenda on your child's schedule.
I fly a lot, particularly to and from the U.S., so I take extra care to hydrate my skin: moisturiser, eye cream, hydrating masks, Evian spritzer.
We do too much for our kids. We disable them. We should be teaching them life skills to make them more able to do things for themselves.
There's a lot of external issues that have a ripple effect on a family and a lot of internal, practical parenting challenges that families are trying to overcome every day. Children become the silent witnesses of such worry within their families.
Resilience can only form if we face, and learn how to be better equipped to manage, our problems.
I do like Toblerone.
Breakfast is the most important meal for me. I love porridge, which I have with water, and some fruit, usually raspberries or melon. And I drink hot water with lemon and green tea.
I think it is a great idea for people to look at the reality of raising children at a young age.
For me what's important is being able to show the truth and for me that's a very powerful thing.
All I can say is this: what I'm doing with children is good, solid common sense.
I was always the person that was giving advice and helping.
I can talk the hind leg off a donkey.
People think I'm terrifying but I'm really not. I am firm, yes, definitely firm, but I also have fun, I like my champagne, perhaps a rum and Coke, a laugh with the girls, all of that. Honest.
The importance of being present is the biggest gift we can give our children.
Utmost integrity is key.
I clearly saw an opportunity with 'Supernanny' to reach not just one family but lots of people, and to give everyone the benefit of my knowledge and experience.
There's always going to be those families or even just individuals who can be quite defensive.
Parents get worried that kids will hold grudges. But they just don't.
One of my ongoing messages is the importance of families not being polarized. It's important to talk about routines and bring everything into the middle and not to one extreme or another.
I do love being around water.
It's important for families to have a sense of purpose.
We have to get out of this cultural mindset of putting badges on ourselves and playing the martyr spinning 1,000 plates. We need to be spinning six plates, and doing it well. Otherwise plates tumble and break.
I spent a lot of time in Barbados as a child and I still really enjoy going back there and enjoying the island. Going to Barbados brings back great memories of family holidays.
You just can't go wrong when you're honest. If somebody's offended by that, it's really quite too bad.
I can look at a photo and tell you about your child's temperament and personality. All that scans in seconds.
My parents were people who I'm proud of.
I've spent thousands upon thousands of hours helping families.
My mother had a Spanish upbringing. She was an excellent cook. Everything was home-made. We didn't eat food with smiley faces on it. My Mum passed away in 1994. I miss her. I miss her cooking. It would be nice to have a meal with her again.
I change my techniques according to what the child or the parent needs, or the family as a whole needs, but as a professional, I do not move with a trend or a fad.
My methods are all because of my experiences as a nanny. Parents have asked, 'How do you have an understanding of this when you have no children?' Maybe I just do and that's how it is. It all comes from my personality and what I believe in.
I'm highly intuitive - highly.
Oh, I'm always laughing with the children in 'Supernanny,' but you don't see it because Ricochet decide what to leave on the cutting-room floor and what to keep in.
A lot of parents are confused because they're reading a lot, and they can't make up their mind on what they're doing.
My parenting skills came from two decades of being in the field helping families and having the opportunity to work with hundreds of families of all different ages.
I take care of myself, try to make sure I'm always well groomed, with pretty feet and good hair. Having said that, confidence and sexiness come from within.
I have very strong belief in bringing Western and Eastern medicine together. It doesn't have to be polarized.
My priority is always the family. Nothing will compromise that.
I don't think we listen enough. Half of communication is listening first.
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