Episode summary
Jo visits the Froebrich Family in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Beverly (38) and Erich (41) have five children: 11-year-old Emily, 9-year-old Emmett, 7-year-old Emma Jo, 4-year-old Emerson, 1 1/2-year-old Ember.
The kids fight constantly, hit, pinch and do any kind of bodily harm. Homework and studying for tests is a disaster and which brings nine-year-old Emmett to tears.
Beverly's mother, Barbara (68) lives with the family since her husband Victor passed away. Barbara considers Beverly to be a control freak, and the stress of Beverly's father's death has gotten worse.
Beverly used to spank her kids, but doesn't do it anymore because she knew it was not working. In contrast, father Erich uses a wooden spoon, and his bare hand to spank the kids, he will also pull their ears and put hot sauce on their tongues, which still doesn't work.
In fact, Jo is shocked to learn that the children talk about their punishments in such a casual way. Can Jo get Beverly to let go of her control over everything in the house, and show these parents that there is another way to discipline the kids before it's too late?
Trivia
- This is the last episode with daughters in the family; this episode has three daughters (Emily is eleven, Emma Jo is seven and Ember is eighteen months)
- All of the kids' names that start with the word "Em."
- This is the last episode for boys to have sisters.
- This episode was filmed in October 2010.
- This is the last episode to have aggressive disciplining parents.
- This is the last episode with preteens in it.
- This is the last episode with a grandma in it.
Family members
- Erich Froebrich, 41
- Beverly Froebrich, 38
- Emily Froebrich, 11
- Emmett Froebrich, 9
- Emma Jo Froebrich, 7
- Emerson Froebrich, 4
- Ember Froebrich, 1 1/2 (18 months)
- Barbara Amicucci (Beverly's mother)
Video
Froebrich Family episode on YouTube
Season 7 |
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The Atkinson Family • The Peterfreund Family • The Swift Family • The Young Family • The Van Acker Family • The Fernandez Family • The George Family • The Miller Family • The Colombo Family • The Potter Family • The Merrill Family • The DeMott Family • The Froebrich Family • The Federico Family • The Evans Family |