The Dirks Family

**The Dirks Family** is the tenth episode of Season 3 of Nanny 911

## Episode summary

Nanny Stella visits the Dirks Family in Glendale, Arizona. Paul and Amber have 2 unruly kids: 3 1/2- year-old Amari and 2-year-old Annissa.

Amari is aggressive and his behavior is becoming unmanageable. He was suspended from his preschool for biting a kid in the crotch.

Annisa is in the thrones of the terrible twos and can be very combative.

The children are spoiled by their Grandma, The kids are spoiled on a materialistic level because they have a lot of toys ranging from train tracks, stuffed animals, pools, kiddie cars etc. Amber and Paul bribe the kids with bottles.

Nanny Stella is sent to save the day. Can Stella get these two tired out parents to take control and be proactive in turning their household around?.

## Plot

### Observation

Nanny Stella is sent to help, Amber is excited. It's breakfast time but Amari is refusing to eat his eggs and hides under the table, Paul and Amber fight with him but after fighting and fighting they give up and allow Amari to leave the table without touching His Eggs and him and his sister a given baby bottles.

Later, the kids are playing together but things get rough so Amber takes them outside where Nanny Stella finds out that the kids have many toys such as robots, kiddie cars, trains, pools, and race cars. But the children's actions are more concerning Anissa bites and slaps Paul.

Paul has to go to work leaving Amber with the kids, but Amber calls her mother so she can go shopping. Grandma entertains the kids and lets them run amok. When Amber comes home the bottles come out once again. Annisa and Amari get into a fight and throw blocks at each other.

When Pul comes home from work Nanny Stella finds Amber singing in her studio while Paul is working in the office. The kid want attention so they go into Paul´s office and bother him.

During Bedtime the kids mess around and scream so the parents lock the door on them.

### Parents´ Sitdown

Nanny Stella expresses her opinion on how many toys the kids have and questions Amber on her lack of parenting skills. She also tells the parents the need to get rid of the bottles and the kids are too old for them. She critiques the parents overall laziness. Stella reasures them that she´ll be back the next day to help change these issues.

### Teaching

Nanny Stella introduces household rule which were:

1. No more bottles
2. Listen to mom and dad
3. Stay consistent
4. No biting or aggressive behavior

She also brings in a timeout timer. When the kid are playing Stella suggests the kids do chores so she has the kids clean there toys and the house. Later on Annisa wants a bottle so she throws a tantrum, Amber tries to control her and give a cup but Annisa isn't cooperating and only escelates her tantrum. Amber gives in and gives Annisa a bottle.

The next day, Amber is singing while Paul is doing art with the kids Nanny Stella talks to Paul about how he multi tasks during the conversation Amari clammers for Paul´s attention rather than being patient and waiting. In a talking head Paul comments on how spoiled Amari is. Paul tells Amari he needs to wait but when Amari Doesn't listen Paul puts him in a timeout Amari has a fit, kicks furniture, and cries, Paul struggles to control Amari so Nanny Stella steps in and threatens to confiscate Amari´s Blue's Clues DVD. Eventually, Paul bails Amari out and comforts him, undoing all the work Stella did. Nanny Stella tells Paul he Needs to step up to the plate.

Amber has to go to and audition and Paul has work leaving Grandma to once again keep an eye on the children. When Amari acts up , Grandma forces him to take a nap and locks the door on him. Nanny Stella pulls Amber and Paul aside and tells them to stop relying on grandma and step up as parents.

Amber´s authority over the kids is put to the test when Amari acts up, Amber attempts timeout but Amari doesn't listen and escapes timeout he even throws a toy at his mother. Amari gets more wild and Amber loses control so Nanny Stella intervenes and threatens to confiscate Amari's toys, In an act of defiance Amari runs away from home, Stella and Amber chase him around the neighborhood and when they catch him he´s bought inside place in timeout and Stella takes his DVD´s and toys away leaving him crying. Nanny Stella pulls both parents aside and gives them a pep talk.

The family improves, They're spending time together and the kids are behaving better. Stella´s work is done!

### Credits

The Credits show Stella playing with the kids.

## Post-Episode

Amari is now 18-19 years old and gyming while playing football.

Amber and Paul divorced

## Trivia

* This is the only episode to take place in Arizona
* This was filmed in July 2006
* Amber is a singer. So during the submission she introduced herself by singing.

## Video

* Clip of Episode on Youtube (teaching)
* Clip of Episode #2 on Youtube (submission tape)

## Family members

 Amber Dirks
 Amari
 Annisa

## External Links

* Summary at Share TV
* Amari's Twitter
* https://www.tiktok.com/@amberdirks?\_t=8ggYE2O1d7e&\_r=1 Amber’s TikTok
* https://www.tiktok.com/@a.dirkss?\_t=8ggYNtW2bqk&\_r=1 Anissa’s TikTok