Florida The World's Strictest Parents

Around the world, many parents raise their kids on a diet of strict discipline...

It is our responsibility as parents to be in control of the music

that they listen to, the movies they watch and the friends they have.

..rigid boundaries...

'Am I friends with my children?'

No, I'm not your friend, I'm your parent.

..and immediate consequences.

'My dad is really strict.'

If you break the rules, he can be very scary.

But can traditional parenting change the lives of rebellious British teenagers?

I was brought here on this earth to party!

She can be an absolute nightmare. It's awful!

My lifestyle is playing Xbox and getting hammered.

Whoa.

You! I'm getting you!

I went to anger management and got kicked out for being angry.

No-one can tell me what to do.

Not even the Queen of England can tell me what to do!

He's slapped me, he's poked me, he's pushed me. He's done it all.

I am what I am. If you don't like it, jog on.

To find out, two teens who have never met before will leave their fraught families behind...

-Maybe she'll come back home and be nice.

-Doubt it.

..and head off to the far corners of the world,

where they will live according to strict rules imposed by new parents.

You are not in the UK. You are in Barbados.

They are the most awful people I've ever met in my whole life.

If she wants to throw a hissy fit, she can have her hissy fit.

I'm going home, bruv.

What are you going to do? That's what I thought.

This is our rule. If you're going to cop an attitude about it, forget it.

-What's the point? What's the point?

-The point is a matter of trust!

If this is how they are, I'm sorry for Britain.

You don't show this household and the people in this house respect. It's true.

16-year-old Eden Lelliott Moore is an angry young man.

And one person bears the brunt of it.

I've been called a (BLEEP) whore, a bitch.

A spastic, that was the latest one.

He's done it all, he's slapped me, he's poked me, he's pushed me.

Yeah.

The only person that makes me lose my temper is my mum. We fall out over the smallest of things.

It just escalates and gets bigger and bigger. It gets physical.

I shouldn't have to deal with physical confrontations,

and that's quite intimidating, when you come up to me.

-It ain't going to change nothing.

-Your actions need to change.

-They don't.

They do, because it's unacceptable in this house and in society. HE IMITATES HER

Eden's mum and dad separated shortly after he was born.

Not knowing your dad for 16 years is an absolute killer.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Nine years ago, Zoe married her new partner, Rusty, and had Eden's half-sister, Jenna.

I feel like I'm the odd one out.

Especially because I'm mixed-race and they're all white, so it's hard to relate and get on with them.

Are you hungry, Ede?

Yeah?

-Ede.

-I'm coming!

'His behaviour has a massive effect on the family.

'It causes frictions between me and my husband.

'Some of his behaviour is unacceptable in front of our little girl.'

Thanks, guys. Yeah, thank you(!)

I am wary of him because he's a bigger boy now.

And he did get the better of me in our physical confrontations, naturally.

I think if Ede can't find a way of dealing with his anger,

I am worried that, if he can do it to his mum,

what's stopping him from doing it to anybody, really?

Can you set the table, please, because we're going to have tea in a minute.

What's the point in setting it now? It's not even ready.

I don't ask you to do a lot. Can you please...

-You don't ask me to do a lot? You do!

-No, I don't.

Over in Cheshire, 18-year-old Anastasia Jones thinks she's a little princess.

'She can be an absolute nightmare.'

She can be very stroppy, very disrespectful.

'It's awful.'

If I want her to do something for me, she should do, because she brought me into this world.

-Are you going to help set the table now?

-No!

-It's nearly ready.

It's not nearly ready! You just told me it's going to be half an hour!

You're like a little kid, stop repeating yourself!

People sometimes relate me to Paris Hilton, not looks wise, but the way she's so self-absorbed.

After GCSEs, Anastasia followed her childhood dream to study drama, but is now failing the course.

We argue about me not going to college and she feels like if I don't go

then that's her money being wasted, and I can see her point of view.

But if I don't enjoy something and I don't want to go, it's my life and I shouldn't have to go.

And there's no chance of Anastasia's dad putting his foot down.

At the end of the day, as long as she's happy, I'm happy.

You've heard the expression "daddy's little girl". That's exactly what I am.

Oh, my God.

Instead of studying, Anastasia goes out partying with a good-time crowd.

I hate weekends. I really hate them, because I know she's going to go AWOL.

'My mum personally would like me to go with kind of a preppy kind of boy, somebody with an education.'

I don't think that's right at all because I don't like good boys. I'm not attracted to them.

She's definitely at a crossroads now and she could easily go down the wrong road.

I become tearful. You know, it's upsetting, because I love her and I want the best for her.

I do.

In order to teach their selfish teenagers to consider other people,

both families have agreed to send them to live with new parents on the other side of the world.

See you later.

I hope you really have a good experience, and when you come back,

-come back with a big smile on your face, yeah?

-Yeah.

-All right, honey?

-Yeah.

-I love you.

OK, yes.

I hope Ede will come back with just a real insight into what he has got.

A real sort of acceptance.

I don't want to grow distant from him. I want to grow...

You know, I want us to be as close as we possibly can.

-Have a lovely time and be good.

-I will.

-I'll miss you. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

My worst fear would be... just embarrassing herself.

Spoilt, and...having temper tantrums and that sort of thing. I wouldn't like her to behave like that.

-Hi, are you OK?

-Yeah, fine. You?

-What's your name?

-Eden.

-Anastasia, nice to meet you, darling.

-Nice to meet you.

-Are you all right?

-Yeah, I'm good.

-Nervous?

-No, not really, are you?

-Yeah!

-Are you?

-Yeah.

-Ahh.

For the next 10 days, the two teenagers' new home will be here -

Astatula, Florida.

They'll be staying with the Armstrongs,

a deeply religious family who believe that total control is the key to successful parenting.

Obedience is one of the most important things that we are training them to understand.

We want to raise them in love and discipline.

And that's our parent philosophy.

The Armstrong family earn a living from professional modelling.

Dad Linzey and mum Jeanie preside over four children.

Linzey IV,

Austin and Dylan,

and daughter Elizabeth.

'We feel it's our responsibility as parents to be in control of the music they listen to,'

the movies they watch and the friends they have.

Hard work is a cornerstone of the Armstrong family values.

We have trained our children to work from the time they were little.

'One of the things I feel is effective is making a list of the chores in the morning.

'I'll make a list for the children and a list for my wife.

'It gives them a guideline on what is expected of them for the day.

'My oldest daughter absolutely loves it.'

She says, "Dad, I'd rather have a list."

It's important to be obedient.

With my parents you... (have to be obedient.)

After an eight-hour flight, Anastasia and Eden touch down in Orlando, Florida.

You're going to have to help me.

Orlando is home to the world's largest holiday resort.

Over one million British people come here every year for a taste of the happiest place on earth.

I would much rather be going to Disneyland, to be honest with you!

Where they are headed, 30 miles away, is no theme park.

The Armstrongs live deep in the heart of Florida's Lake County on a secluded 10-acre property.

We're in the middle of nowhere. We're in a swamp.

I feel like I'm in Jurassic Park!

They're coming, finally.

Oh, my God!

-Hello.

-Hi.

-How are you doing?

-I'm fine. I'm Anastasia.

-Mr Linzey.

-What's your name, sorry?

-Excuse me?

-What's your name, sorry?

-Mr Linzey.

-Mr Linzey.

-Jeannie. How are you?

-I'm Eden.

-How you doing, man?

How was your trip? Was it long?

-My name's Jeannie, nice to meet you.

-Eden.

I am going to tell you something really quick.

I've seen bears, cougars. There are some poisonous snakes.

-No, there's not!

-It's best to stay within the perimeter of the fence.

Guys, come and meet my kids.

From now on, Anastasia and Eden will be living exactly as the Armstrong children do.

From daily chores to daily worship.

-Hi, I'm Linzey.

-This is Anastasia.

-Hi, nice to meet you.

-This is Dylan.

Austin.

-Nice to meet you.

-This is our front room.

This is the living room.

This is where we have devotions and we laugh and talk and play.

Our music.

Turn left, and this is your home for the week.

If you want to go ahead and get settled a little bit, go ahead.

Your room.

-It is gorgeous.

-Thank you.

So, if you need something, just let us know.

OK, thanks.

The mum seems nice but I'm pretty scared of the dad.

I didn't know how to address him or anything.

Mr Linzey. Mr Linzey?

-Why do they use that name?

I'm a bit anxious now. A bit worried.

Not what I expected.

The Armstrongs seem quite nice but maybe too nice. So... just have to see.

-I have a good feeling that they're neat kids.

-He feels like my son.

As soon as I saw him.

I just wanted to hug him. I hugged him a little bit.

He just... It's just like we connected.

Eden? Anastasia?

Linzey and Jeannie believe in protecting their children from corrupt outside influences.

We're going to go ahead and go over our house rules.

So, before the teens join the family they must sign up to the Armstrongs' clean-living lifestyle.

We have spent...

20 years...

building this family.

It took certain rules, regulations, discipline and we have to look at this

like you are our kids. For the week.

So, I'm going to love you,

discipline you and make you work.

Just like our kids. OK?

-OK.

-Excellent.

I know it's going to be different for you. It's kind of odd having a paper full of rules.

So let me go ahead and just drop a little miniature bomb.

I don't let my children raise their voice at me. You can't raise your voice or sass back.

It comes out when you say "I really don't want to do this" versus "I don't want to do this".

It's like, OK, we have a problem.

-Is that clear?

-In our home we only listen to Christian music basically.

We're just careful that the kids aren't listening to stuff with cuss words and immoral content.

So the next one is about clothing.

And I've taught my daughter this.

No low shirts. Short shorts.

Or bikinis unless they're worn under your clothes.

My wife would be the gauge for you so she may glance at you and then you guys discuss it.

So I'll just have to help you with that. We'll kind of talk about that.

The rules are a bit weird, different, very extreme.

They're really pretty much the most controlling people I've ever met.

And I thought my mum was controlling.

They can tell me what to wear but at the end of the day I'm not their daughter,

and they can't stop me from wearing it.

So, what are they going to do - give me a binbag to wear all week?

Sometimes when we show more of our bodies than we should,

there's wrong thoughts that come up in our minds and we just want to prevent that.

We want to make everybody in the household as comfortable as possible all week.

While Jeanie heads off to the shops in search of some decent clothes,

the Armstrong kids have a chance to get to know their new siblings.

I like them because they're cool with their accents.

I never really heard something like that before. It's really cool.

It's not just rock and roll that's forbidden.

TV is also completely banned, so the kids have to create their own entertainment.

So you start off with two packs of cards and then just one person who deals it to their left.

Do you grab a potato as soon as somebody gets a four?

Yes. Are you ready?

Do you know what, I'm raring to go!

Oh, I don't like this game.

Brilliant.

Earlier, Jeanie noticed a breach of the female dress code.

-Anna!

-Yes.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Anastasia's about to get a taste of the latest fashion from the House of Armstrong.

I've got to tell you something.

OK.

-You're going to be curious.

-You bet.

I'm going to put you on the spot.

Take a seat.

Can I have a talk with you?

OK. Well, I do want to talk about the clothes thing.

If you sit down, I don't want anybody to be able to see your underwear.

I just need it to be modest enough.

I want to show you the things I've got for you.

That looks like what an eight-year-old would wear.

-Really?

-I would never wear that, it would make me feel like a boy.

-Really?

-I would never wear that.

Come on, it can look pretty good.

Come on, look at this!

-Da da!

-I don't really like the stripes at the top.

Really? I know this is plain but picture yourself out working.

I hate that material. I really don't want to wear any of your clothes.

This is not cleavage at all.

They're just showing a little bit.

It wouldn't be good for my kids to see, "Oh, mum's bending so much on rules."

This is not low and I'm not changing.

-It will feel so much better just to yield.

-I'm not going back downstairs.

I think there's maybe been power struggles at home where she's been used to winning

and not - definitely I would assume - not submitting to parental authority.

It kind of breaks my heart that

we were going to be together as a family with her,

but I really felt it was important to stick to the simple things I've asked.

It's important to me not to bend on any rules I strongly believe in.

I'm not changing myself.

Like, the whole purpose of being here is to change the way you act, not to change you.

It's just like mental.

It's Monday morning.

It's time to get up, OK?

Could you be down in about five?

OK?

Anastasia's already been up for hours going through her clothes.

She won't be welcomed back into the bosom of the family until she covers hers.

This top isn't too low cut and high -

it's quite high. If she has a problem with it then...

..there's nothing I can do about it.

In the Armstrong household, children are expected to help out, starting with breakfast.

-Oh, my Lord!

-Let me ask you something?

-Do you have any brothers and sisters?

-Yeah, I have a little brother.

I can't believe I haven't asked you that. How old is he?

-He's 13.

-He's 13.

Do you guys like both take turns cooking?

No, we don't take turns.

So, your mum does all the cooking?

Yes.

What about washing clothes?

Yeah, my mum washes clothes.

Your mum washes the clothes?

Your mum can actually say, "Anna, would you make lunch or...?"

-You feel comfortable just looking at her and telling her, "No."

-Yeah.

Do you really feel good in your heart when you just tell her no like that?

It doesn't really bother me.

-It doesn't bother you?

-Yeah.

All right. Everybody ready? This looks very good, girls.

Excellent. Let's do this before it gets cold.

Mealtimes are a chance for the Armstrong family to come together

and talk - something Eden's not used to.

So, do you all eat together?

Dinner's a bit manic at our house.

Everyone eats different things. Most of the time I'll eat what there is.

We all go our separate ways.

How's your relationship with your mum?

One day it can be really good,

another it can be really bad.

We argue a lot as well.

I try to get away from home.

It's a really hostile environment.

Do you guys argue when you eat?

-Sometimes. We don't even talk normally.

-You don't even talk?

-No.

Why, because there's so much tension?

Yeah, usually.

So, is that one of the reasons why you came here?

Thinking it would be nice to get away from that for a while...

Yeah, just get away from it. Bit of a break.

I was just asking Anna, like your mum asks you to do something, she just says you could look

at her right now and say, "No," and you're comfortable with that?

Yeah, I'm used to it.

When you walk away like in the other room when you're quiet, do you really

feel like, yes, this is OK - that I look at my mother that raised me,

loves me and provides for me - you really feel like that's OK to say no?

Mmm.

Hard work is at the core of the Armstrong family values

and Linzey wants to get the team started as soon as possible.

In this family, helping others is something that is really important,

and I'm going to take them to a special place where they get a chance to experience that opportunity.

-I'm going over there.

-What is it?

Something to do with kids.

Yay(!)

-Oh! It's not a charity shop?

-Ugh.

This charity shop raises almost £16,000 a month for one of Orlando's largest children's homes,

but with only two full-time staff, manager Debbie needs all the help she can get.

We have lots of volunteers here

that come to do their service at the thrift store.

We sort clothes, hang clothes, do a little bit of everything here,

plus the upkeep of the store.

If the kids that come here behave badly, I have sent them home on occasion.

-This is Anna.

-Hi, Anna.

Do you like to be called Anna?

-Whatever!

-OK.

-This is Eden.

-Hi, Eden. It's nice to meet you.

-Just for the week.

OK, good. Debbie will be in charge of you and one of the main things is obedience.

OK. Give me a hug and I'll see you.

All right. See you guys later.

-Do good.

-OK.

-All right.

-They will.

-Excellent!

OK. Anastasia, I think what I'm going to have you do today

is do the windows on the outside.

Do you know how to do windows?

-No.

-No.

OK, then we'll teach you.

Do you want to just start down here at the very end?

Just put this part in here.

Just start up at the top

and I would do maybe sections at a time

then just go over it with the other side, like this. OK?

What I'm going to have you do is just take

one of these trash cans on rollers and go around the parking lot.

If you'd just sweep it up and throw it in the trash for me.

For someone who takes such pride in their appearance,

picking up rubbish doesn't appeal.

I'm on window number one and there's about 20 left.

Cheshire's answer to Lindsay Lohan wasn't born to clean windows.

The windows are streaking.

It's from the water - the excess water in there.

I can't reach it and I don't know how to do it. I'm not a window cleaner.

See what I'm saying! Just those few sm...

You could just spray a little bit of Windex on it and just wipe it down with the towel.

It won't be that hard to do. OK? OK.

Out back, Eden's reached his own conclusions about working at the thrift store.

This is a complete waste of time - it's only going to get dirty again.

I just want to be sitting getting a tan. In this weather, I'm not sweating, I'm not picking up rubbish.

Eden, are you finished?

It's too hot.

I know, it's very hot

but I've done the same thing you're doing lots of times.

-It only gets dirty again.

-Pardon me?

It's only going to get dirty again.

I know. It's not an easy job to do but we have to do it.

Anastasia decides she's donated more than enough of her time for one day.

I've finished the windows now, they're done.

Did you do the ones on the side yet?

No. I can't be bothered doing any more. I've just done loads and I thought that was it.

Well, if you just finish up over there and then that way you'll be inside.

-After that you can do the ones on the inside.

-No, I don't want to.

I'm not doing any more windows. I can't do any more windows.

Honey, I know you don't want to but that's part of the job.

It's not a job, is it? I'm not getting paid for it.

Well, I know but I hope you're learning something from this experience.

I am and I've learned that I don't want to do any more.

Well, I guess if you don't want to do any more windows,

you're probably finished.

Right.

Do you want me to call Mr Armstrong?

Do you want me to call him and have him come and get you?

-I don't want to do any more here.

-OK, that's fine.

-'Hello.'

-Hi, Mr Armstrong.

-This is Debbie at the Edgeware Children's Ranch.

-'Hey, Debbie!'

I have a little problem. I was wondering if you might be able to come and pick Anastasia and Eden up.

-'Both up?'

-Yes. I think it's probably best if they go ahead and leave.

What happened?

I didn't do nothing wrong.

-All I said was it's too hot.

-I want to be like given a different task.

I just don't want to work on the windows.

The problem is, when you get a job, anything in life, you're going to do things you don't want to do.

So, let me ask you something.

Can you finish this task today?

If she lets us stay?

Hot or not, will you still do it?

Yes, I'll do it.

-Anna, this is a tough one.

-I don't want to go back.

She's taken advantage of the fact that she's had

two of volunteers who know they haven't had no choice in the matter.

And she's got me on a job that maybe somebody else doesn't want to do.

I don't want to stand here all day doing windows.

It's not about the windows.

It's about you doing what someone ask you to do and you don't want to.

This is where you have to push through.

All you have to do is say "no"

to that self that says, "I don't want to."

Say, "Yes, I will do the inside windows."

That will be the reward.

This work she has here is really important.

Do you know what they do here?

It funds kids. This is really embarrassing.

-I know it is.

-This is huge.

The Armstrongs believe hard work is good for the soul,

so Linzey decides who will become the teenagers' new boss.

With ten acres of land, there's plenty to be done.

Eden, are you ready?

So the teens must fall in with Linzey's troops.

This is where it gets tough. We've got a lot to do.

I'd really love to take you back to this field and get everything done.

My goal is to try to finish all of this by the end of the day, but ultimately they're going to feel that

good feeling, that now they've seen it done, but what hard work and the reward you get when you work hard.

Especially when you're not used to it.

All this has to be raked.

It's got to be raked like this.

Get it in a pile. Right, thanks.

For Eden, image is everything, and he doesn't want dirty leaves on his outfit.

I ain't picking up these leaves.

Just rake it right on there. Right along there.

I ain't going to pick them up.

I won't pick them up because they're filthy.

Eden, come on, son.

Linzey never takes no for an answer, and Eden's backchat will not be tolerated.

When you looked at me and you said,

"I'm not going to pick it up, or, I don't want pick it up, or something snapped in you a little bit.

I just don't want to pick it up in my hands. It's filthy.

-It was snappy. I'm not used to that.

-I don't want to do it.

If I had asked you to pick it up with your hands, you'd have got mad at me?

I wouldn't have done it. I wouldn't have done it if I had to pick it up with my hands.

Is it like that at home? And your mum just said, "I need you to pick this up with your hands,"

-you'd just say, "No, I don't want to?"

-Yeah,

I would go back to my room and walk out.

That's one of the major issues, is that you have to learn to do what you're told.

Whether you feel like it or not.

Let's do it. We'll get you started out here.

Linzey has defused the tension and Eden reluctantly goes back to work.

He's mad about something.

Something is really bothering him.

When you push him too far...

He's just flat-out not going to do it. He's convinced himself.

It's rebellion.

I wouldn't think of talking to my parents like that.

It's too disrespectful. I would

probably not be here if I did!

They would just be like, "Leave!"

All right, let's do this thing.

At home, Anastasia doesn't lift a finger, but now she has a new father to answer to.

This is going to be painted. You don't have to go down to

the dirt, but come down to this line right here.

Let's go all the way down to the end.

I don't want to feel like I've got to do it.

You better get started.

OK?

All right?

Whoa!

Sitting comfortably on the lawnmower, manual labour doesn't seem so arduous.

This is taking forever.

I want to go on the lawnmower.

This just seems lonely and...boring.

Anastasia's had enough and abandons her post.

The fence got boring so I walked off because

I just don't see the point in...

Having to do something that you don't want to.

It was going on pretty good,

but then she decided that she wasn't going to paint the fence.

So I'm not sure how we're going to deal with it but,

hopefully, everything turns out OK.

I really need you to come down. We need to talk.

We really need to talk. This is really important.

The day's almost over and there are leaves to be raked, grass to be mown and the fence to be painted.

Linzey's determined to get things back on track.

In our home,

if one of my children is saying, "No, I'm not,"

to me, I have a huge problem I have to deal with.

You have to be trained and taught how to respond.

Dogs get trained, animals get trained, not children.

So if I ask you to do the rest of the fence, you're going to say no again?

I don't want to do it.

I really don't think this is about the fence.

It is about the fence. I don't want to paint a fence any more.

Stop saying it's not about it because it is.

It's a fence and I don't want to paint it any more. It's annoying me.

-I need you to paint the fence.

-I know you do but I don't want to.

Well, then you're not listening.

What are you doing? You're not even doing anything!

You go paint the fence!

I don't want to do it any more.

So you're saying no to me again?

Yes. I don't want to do it any more.

Twice in one day?

I don't want to do it any more. I don't want to talk to you any more.

Do you know what's really annoying me the most?

He's not doing anything. What's he doing?

He should have to do chores as well.

He should have to paint fences, cut grass. He hasn't even got a list for himself.

You only live once, so why should you have to do something that somebody else wants you to do?

It seems to me she's used to overriding authority.

She's been walking that way a little while.

I really don't know how I'm going to deal with it.

I'm not used to that with my kids.

Because I feel like the right thing to do is I can't let her keep saying no. So we'll see.

Overnight, Linzey and Jeanie have discussed Anastasia's behaviour and reached a decision.

I pray for Anna's heart that she knows how much we care for and love her and really want her to stay.

Hi. Can we talk for a little bit?

I am struggling - I just want to be honest with you.

What is really hard for us

to get used to or to swallow is just saying, "No, I'm not going to do it".

We can't go on with any more resistance of, "No, I just won't do that."

Or we have to bend in ways we just don't feel we should.

So if you don't fit in with the programme

fully, I mean fully, if you don't, then you have to

go home, literally. And I need you to make that decision pretty much now.

I have a habit of just, like, when I get frustrated,

words come out and then it comes to half an hour afterwards when I've cooled down

and it just seems like, I shouldn't have reacted like that.

I have to draw the line

and you're going to have to make the decision.

I don't want to go home yet.

I want to finish out the week.

-OK. What were you about to say?

-Here's the big one.

THEY LAUGH

I really, really, really need you to go finish that fence tonight.

So, is that yes?

OK, yeah. I will do.

I've just actually been given the choice to go home and see my friends

and I'd much rather stay here painting a fence!

I don't know what's happening to me.

I'm learning that, in life, you do have to do things you don't want to do and you should just

get on with it, because then it's more peaceful with people, rather than it being tense or awkward.

It's halfway through the teens' stay

and Linzey has scheduled an evening of family fun.

# Amazing Grace

# How sweet the sound... #

The Armstrongs are pleased to see the regime is starting to pay off.

Earlier on, Anna and I

definitely

hit some serious walls.

I believe if I were to ask Anna tomorrow to go out and paint the fence again,

she may look at me funny but I do believe she would do it.

I believe she would do it.

I definitely think Eden's been more closed than Anna.

A little harder to see what's going on inside.

Hides it a little better.

Eden rarely sees his own father,

who he only met for the first time six months ago.

I believed that it was best that I brought Eden up on my own

without his influence, because I didn't feel it will be positive.

It really got to the point where a lot of his anger

was really directed towards me.

He blamed me for his father not being about and I feel like it

really became the right time for him to meet his dad.

My dad, I've known him for six months.

Me and him are so close.

Me and my mum, we've known each other for 16 years and we're nowhere near as close as I feel.

I suppose I was a bit naive and I really hoped that him meeting

his dad would make a big difference to me but I am wondering sometimes if it's actually made him worse.

I just want to get this area right here.

Concerned about Eden being withdrawn, Linzey decides to join him with his morning chores.

Do you get a chance to do any work with your dad, your real dad?

-Not really, no.

-You feel

like you want to...

I know it's a tough subject, but do you feel you want to get close to your dad and do stuff with him?

-He's so busy. I'm one of ten siblings.

-He's got ten kids?

Really? He's busy.

You know, I

haven't had a chance to tell you everything about my past.

There was a lot of alcohol and my father was gone a lot.

He was a musician.

It was like what I really wanted was I just wanted him to do stuff with me.

It was rare for him to take me out, teach me how to cut the lawn or throw a baseball or whatever.

He didn't want to make my future bad.

It was for my own good that he moved away.

Wow!

I think I just grew cold to it and thought, "This is how it's going to be."

That's what I'm like as well.

You get used to it.

Yeah, you do. You just have to accept it.

Compared to my dad,

he's so much better. My dad might as well not be a dad if he is.

He raises the game so much higher and makes him look really bad.

My dad is my dad and there's nothing I can do about that.

Linzey's their dad. I just sit back and admire how good he is.

After his chat with Eden, Linzey has decided the teens are ready for another trip to the outside world.

OK, guys.

Today I'm going to take you to Edgewood Ranch.

It's going to be kind of neat.

He's arranged for them to help out at the Edgewood Children's Ranch, a purpose-built village on the

outskirts of Orlando where troubled kids are sent as a last chance to get their lives back on track.

If the children don't come to Edgewood,

the next step is probably juvenile prison.

This is the step before the serious problems set in.

If you talk to our children, many have been in gangs - involved in gangs - and you

ask them where they would be now if it weren't for Edgewood, and many said they would be dead.

Hello, Gabby.

-How are you?

-Good.

-Nice to meet you!

Eden, wonderful. Great.

Let's go in the kitchen.

My goal today for Anna and Eden is to meet these kids today and I really want them to

feel and sense what these kids have gone through, so hopefully it will make an impact on their lives to see

how they have not appreciated the things that have been given to them.

I hope it will make a difference.

Anastasia is shadowing Nicole, who's been at the ranch for nearly three years.

You want to get it all over so it can be dark and we can see it.

We'll cook and we'll clean and we'll set up for dinner and...

we'll wash dishes and those types of things. I tend to have fun.

I like to cook. I feel a sense of accomplishment.

Why are you here?

Um, I'm basically doing...

I should just give my mum and dad more respect really,

like, to learn how different people live.

Being here, it teaches you to respect your parents and obey them

when they say to do something. I wasn't too good on that.

Now I'm perfect.

My mum wouldn't trade me for the world now.

The ranch children are raised by strict foster parents.

They attend chapel three times a week and girls and boys are segregated.

-Why are you here?

-Because I never did what Mum told me to.

I was always out late, running round with the boys and

doing this and doing that - that I know, me personally, shouldn't be doing.

I felt like my mum didn't care about me and I felt like my mum was always nagging me all the time.

So, we came here for a tour and first I was kind of like, I don't want to come here because I don't want anyone

telling me when to go to bed, when to go to school, when not to go to school.

But I came, in a way, because this is what my mum really wanted for me. I don't know.

I guess I was just getting too much for her to handle.

-Do you enjoy it here?

-I do, I do.

Except for not being able to talk to the guys but I really enjoy it here.

The ranch's strict diet of discipline and hard work is highly successful

with 92% of the kids able to go back home and back into school.

This is Tanner. Tanner, this is Eden.

Tanner's going to show you around his cottage.

Will you kind of stick with him?

-Lead the way, then.

-Lead the way.

15-year-old Tanner came to the ranch a year ago after being thrown out of school for fighting and truancy.

When I got here, I was worried about the rules

and wondering what I have to do and what happened if I broke the rules and stuff.

What time do you go to bed?

Around 8.30pm, 9.00pm.

-That's really early.

-It is.

-I usually go to bed about 1.00am.

It's different here, so...

I wasn't very happy about that, either.

Tanner's bad behaviour was triggered by a death in his family.

When I was growing up in my house, when my mum and dad were together,

they would always argue a lot and just, um...

They would get in fights and stuff.

They got divorced when I was really young and I was like three or four and so they had a split custody.

My mum had me most of the time.

When I was 11, my mum passed away from cancer so my dad got full custody of me.

Basically, since then, I didn't really try because my mum was the main one that supported me.

I just stopped trying in school.

It's not like my dad didn't give me support or anything,

it's just I didn't see him a lot.

I didn't really pay attention to him.

Then I got sent here and it really helps

and it's a lot better now.

It's a lot easier.

-You seem like you've come a long way.

-Yeah.

Well, if you can do it - and you've had it a lot worse than me - surely I can do it.

It's really inspiring to see someone like you that can do it.

Tanner's story was really sort of like...

It shocked me a lot. I weren't expecting it.

It didn't hit home that he'd never say sorry to him mum for what he did and I've still got a chance.

With the teens' visit drawing to an end, Linzey is keen to give Eden some advice before he goes home.

So, this is getting close to the end.

The last time I can speak into your life as your father.

One of the biggest, biggest things

I had to understand that I want to impart to you is forgiveness.

-Yeah.

-Massive.

If you can find it in your heart to forgive your dad...

You're only 16, you've got a whole life.

Don't stay angry and frustrated.

You don't want to be my age and still mad and frustrated at everybody.

-Yeah.

-When you go back, you and your mum might be used to treating each other a certain way.

It's up to you to be able to respond differently.

This is nice.

It's so warm.

The water at home is so cold.

The chat I had with Linzey was really reassuring.

Talking about the things that wound me up was really helpful.

He put it so simply.

And opened it up to me that it's not that hard to do, you've got to put your mind to it and you can do it.

For the first time since he's been away from home, Eden receives news from his mother.

-Thank you.

-A letter.

Yeah.

-Do you know who it's from?

-From Mum.

"Dearest Ede, I'm so proud that you've come so far, despite a very rocky start.

"Fearing life...

"It's hard not to feel angry, frustrated, disappointed

"when you feel life has continued to be unfair.

"I love you, Ede, I always have and I always will.

"You are my son, my one and only.

"Rox and Jen love you too.

"I still want you to be happy.

"See you seen. All my love and more, Mum."

It's like hearing my mum's voice. When I opened the letter, it just completely reminded me of her.

And actually, now, I do miss her.

I never thought I'd say that.

-But I suppose I do.

-This is so important to let it out, you know.

We want to hold back sometimes.

-I know.

-But letting it out is really part of the healing.

It really makes me want to say sorry now.

For just...

For just all the wrong we have done.

-You look like you need another hug.

-Course you can!

The time has come for the teens to leave Florida and return to their own families.

-Thank you for having us.

-Thanks for listening.

-Thank you. Bye.

'They really did become part of our family.'

I really believe that. They felt like they were our children for a week. So that was huge.

Yeah, I can honestly say I feel like this is one of the best things we've ever done

and it was one of the hardest decisions to make!

But it's really been wonderful.

I love you so much.

I'm going to miss this family so much, like the way they live is just like extraordinary, like.

I want to go back and shine a completely different light on my life

and stop being as lazy and spoilt because that's not going to get you anywhere.

See you, son.

Thanks a lot.

I think they are a great family.

They're a very loving family and just being around them makes you want to love them back.

-We love you, guys.

-Bye.

Being here has changed my outlook and when I get back to England,

I'm really looking forward to just improving my relationship with my mum.

I just hope that she comes back with more focus and to

achieve her goals and just be more respectful to us as a family.

Hello! How are you?

-Oh, did you have a nice time?

-Yeah.

I've really missed you.

-Missed you too.

-Come on in, we'll get a cup of tea.

-Yeah.

-Hello.

-Ohh.

-Did you have a nice time?

-Yeah.

-So have you learned anything since with your experience?

-Yeah.

-Go on.

-I learned if you just get on with what you've been asked to do then it's easier

and you get it done quicker and spend more time complaining than actually doing it.

-Correct.

-So don't argue.

-Don't argue.

-Oh, my gosh.

Have we got a changed girl then?

-Told you all the time.

-Have we got a changed Anastasia?

I think we do. I did what I was told, not necessarily because I wanted to, but because I wanted

to show more respect and that's the same thing I'm going to do with you.

-That's better.

-That's lovely.

Well done, darling.

That's great.

She's only been home for like five minutes and she seems to,

rather than argue about what she's got to do, she says she's going to...

There's no point in arguing because that takes too much time, you might as well just do it.

I definitely think she's learned a hell of a lot from it which is fabulous.

I just can't wait to find out what's happened and what's been going on.

I'm just hoping that we can just really move forward,

me and Eden and just respect each other for who we are.

HE KNOCKS

All right.

-Hello, darling.

-All right?

-You OK?

-Yeah, fine.

I love you.

-I love you too.

-Did you have a good time, then?

-Yeah.

-Come on, then.

You knew I'd be upset.

-How you doing, mate?

-All right.

-OK?

-Are you glad you've had this experience?

-Yeah, I just want to say sorry, to be honest.

Oh, darling. Do you?

Yeah, just for showing a lack of respect, to be honest.

You all right?

Just, yeah, I've learned it and that's what I went there to do.

-Thanks.

-Apology accepted.

When I left, it was very tense and like, there was arguments

and I've learned now to deal with it

and either move away from it or just do it and get it out of the way.

That's probably one of the main things I have learned.

You've really come back and thought about things and you've really benefited from it, that you have.

And I think because you've benefited from it, we will now as a family.

You are a wonderful young man.

Eh? You all right?

Oh, it's brilliant to see him.

He's just straight away, I can just feel the difference.

Just from having an apology, it was brilliant.

Now I've got a real belief in my heart that we'll have

a relationship and it's going to be good so, yeah, that's great.

Brilliant.

Next time on the World's Strictest Parents...

Wild child, Rosie Hynd.

I don't care, I don't want to hear about that.

And lazy stoner, Nick Barrientos.

-But I'm not a child though. I'm 18 years old.

-You are my child.

Get new parents in Puerto Rico.

If you're getting angry at me, what are you going to do?

Not even the Queen of England can tell me what to do.

Dickhead, open the gate.

-Rosie, right now!

-I want to get out of this house now.

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