Silva Family

Jo visits the Silva family in Las Cruces, New Mexico where Danielle (28) and Tom (45) need help with their 7 kids: 17-year-old Meghan, and 7-year-old Allyson (from Tom's previous marriage); 8-year-old Cheryl, and 6-year-old Mackenzie (from Danielle's previous marriage); and 3 children together: 2-year-old Riley 1 1/2-year-old Kassiah and 6-month-old Caden.

Tom works all week for the Army National Guard and is going to be deployed to Iraq. Danielle stays at home with all 8 of the kids.

The middle children, Cheryl, Allyson, Mackenzie, and Riley are acting out. They fight aggressively, talk back, name call, and cuss. Danielle handles that by yelling and cussing back at them.

Meanwhile Meghan, and Tom's relationship is very strained, and Riley still uses her pacifier or "binky" as she calls it.

Submission reel
The taxi drives to the country landscape, Danielle and Tom introduce themselves and their children also baded on their ages. Tom says that he is gone all week. He has a full-time job for the Army National Guard. Danielle says that people don't know what it's like to have 7 kids. Danielle says that every child in the house swears (except Meghan). Tom says that sometimes he and Meghan are on different planets. Tom tells Jo that he is going to be deployed for 18 months in Iraq and together, he and his wife ask for help.

Observation
Jo arrives in the house and is introduced to Danielle. Jo greets Kassiah. Danielle tries to introduce Riley to Jo, but Riley refuses to greet her. Jo goes in the other room to greet Mackenzie, Cheryl, and Allyson. Jo finally greets Caden who is rocking in a cradle. Danielle gives Jo a tour of the house. The house was a mess, Danielle was stressed working on cleaning it. Jo walks in the girls' bedroom and Riley calls her the b-word. Jo thinks Danielle panicked a little bit because the house is less clean. While mom was cleaning, Allyson and Mackenzie were fighting, Mackenzie said the f-word in her bedroom, Kassiah cries, the kids beat up one another and saying bad words. Danielle didn't care at all. Mackenzie was yelling so loud so that the neighbors could hear. Outside, Riley was driving and left her younger sister outside. Kassiah was missing. Jo and Danielle search for her. Danielle found her 1 and a half year old outside. The chaos continued in the house while Riley decided to put up a fight. Later in the day, Meghan comes home after her final exams. Jo and Meghan talk about the relationship with Tom. That evening, Tom arrives home from the base. Jo greets Tom.

Meeting
Jo talks to the parents about the whole scene. She explains the children's behaviors.

Teaching
Jo arrives in the house with a routine. Jo gathers the kids to help Danielle clean the house. Mackenzie paused for a little while but Danielle kept her going. Tom plays with the kids. Jo then introduces the Trash Talking technique. Allyson called Riley a name and got her mouth taken off. At dinner time, Danielle told Jo why Allyson lost a mouth for calling Riley a name. Jo told Allyson that she has got to think about what she says before she says it. Jo then weens Riley off her binky. Riley runs around the house collecting the binkies. The binky ferry takes away the binkies and leaves Riley a present. Jo then plays obstacle course with the family. Jo then had Tom and Meghan talk with each other.

Family Test Run
Danielle has the kids clean the house. Riley said a bad word and got a mouth taken off. Danielle was on the couch for hours. Danielle then yells at the kids.

DVD Meeting
Jo told Danielle that she was more cheery. Later, Jo told Danielle that she was scary. Jo tells Danielle that the kids are going to get an emotional scar if she doesn't change her attitude.

Reinforcement
Danielle apologizes to the kids. Cheryl and Mackenzie are rewarded with coupons. Tom gave Meghan a watch from his grandparents. Jo says goodbye to the family for good.

Next episode: Young Family (Season 2)