Childcare expert Deborah Tillman visits the Skluzacek family in Montgomery, Minnesota. Deborah works to help mom Chris and dad Bruce tackle the behavior problems of their four unruly boys. Mom is in over her head with regards to discipline, so she resorts to locking her sons in their rooms for timeouts. Meanwhile, dad is completely overwhelmed by his children and avoids his family, preferring instead to spend time on one of his 17 hobbies.