Dr. Phil / Season 15 Specials Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 1 - The JonBenét Ramsey Murder: Brother Burke Breaks His 20-Year Silence (Sep 12) 8 - I Want to Give Up My Car-Stealing, Knife-Wielding, Twerking 13-Year-Old Daughter Who Tried to Frame Me for a Crime! (Sep 14) 84 - My Husband Is Attracted to Little Girls, but I'm Standing By Him (Jan 23) 85 - A Housewife's Double Life (Jan 24) 86 - The Girl in the Closet: Five Years Later (Jan 25) 87 - The Girl in the Closet: Why I Never Tried to Save Her (Jan 26) 88 - Our Deadbeat Son Stole $40,000 From Us and Refuses to Move Out of Our Home With His Lazy Girlfriend! 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(Feb 24) 109 - Police Called 100 Times on Our Car-Stealing, Drug-Taking, Dad-Beating, Beautiful 15-Year-Old Daughter (Feb 27) 110 - Double Trouble: Two Teen Sisters and Their Backstage Drama (Feb 28) 111 - DUIs and Dementia: Inside David Cassidy's Secret Troubles (Mar 1) 112 - Our Son Is on the Run From the Law so He Can Become a Rock Star (Mar 2) 113 - My Mom Is the Worst Mom in History (Mar 3) 114 - Slashed Tires, Affairs, Harassment: Dr. Phil, Help Me Escape My Co-Parenting Nightmare! (Mar 6) 115 - My Daughter's Boyfriend Has Been Arrested for Domestic Battery Twice, but She Refuses to Leave Him (Mar 7) 116 - Stay-at-Home Mom Arrested 4 Times for Shoplifting and Used Her Young Children as Decoys (Mar 8) 117 - A Tragic Death, A $3 Million Settlement and A Mom Out Of Control (Mar 9) 118 - “My Head-Butting, Furniture-Throwing 9-Year-Old Daughter Looks Like an Angel But Behaves Like a Wild Child: Who’s To Blame For Her Behavior?” (Mar 10) 119 - My Mother-In-Law Allowed My Husband to Have an Affair Under Her Roof, and Now My Husband Is Threatening to Kill Me (Mar 13) 120 - Drinking Since 18, 3 DUIs by 21, Passed Out by the Side of the Road: My Beautiful Daughter Needs Rehab Now! (Mar 14) 121 - Busting A Bad Mom? Discipline Or Abuse? (Mar 15) 122 - My Wife's Beliefs Are Ruining Our Marriage (Mar 28) 123 - Sleeping with the Enemy (Mar 17) 124 - Mischa Barton: Exclusive (Apr 3) 125 - Private Planes, Black Tie Parties, Elite Sporting Events: The Shocking Story of One Woman's Life in Sex Trafficking (Mar 21) 126 - A Dangerous Dilemma: "I Still Love My Husband Even Though He Has Slapped My Face, Tried to Head-Butt Me and Broke My Nose!" (Mar 22) 127 - "Help! My Beautiful Teen Daughter Is Living in a Motel with Two Strangers" (Mar 23) 128 - From All-American Hockey Player To Homeless Aspiring Rapper: "Save Our Son From The Streets Of L.A." (Mar 24) 129 - "Making a Murderer" Exposed (Mar 27) 130 - “My Wife’s Beliefs are Ruining Our Marriage” (Mar 28) 131 - “My Husband Admitted He Lied and Cheated More Than He Can Count, Did I Marry A Complete Stranger?” (Mar 29) 132 - "Our Mom Did Not Protect Us Against Sexual Abuse" (Mar 30) 133 - "I Hate my Pathological, Alcoholic, Felon Mom" (Mar 31) 134 - Mischa Barton: Exclusive (Apr 3) 135 - From Chance to Hope: "My 22-Year-Old Son Transitioned to a Woman and is Now Living on the Streets of Hollywood!" (Apr 4) 136 - Pregnant at 16: "Help! My Teenage Niece is on Probation and One Step Away From Ruining Her Life" (Apr 5) 137 - "My Mom Kicked Out My Bride From Overseas" (Apr 6) 138 - "My Adoptive Son’s Bio Mom is Out to Sabotage Our Family" (Apr 7) 139 - "16 and Removed from My Mom’s House: She is Choosing Her Sex Offender Boyfriend Over Me!" (Apr 10) 140 - "I Shared My Darkest Secret on Social Media and Now There is a Petition to Kick Me Offline" (Apr 11) 141 - "I Am Convinced My Husband is Gaslighting Me" (Apr 12) 142 - "I Believe My Ex Manipulated Our Daughter Into Lying About Abuse And My Fiancé Was Falsely Convicted!" (Apr 13) 143 - A Business and $200K Lost; A Husband’s Obsession with Gurus, Aliens and Enlightenment (Apr 14) 144 - Transracial in America: The Rachel Dolezal Controversy (Apr 17) 145 - "I Fear My 19-Year-Old Pregnant Daughter’s Negligence Will Kill Her and Disable Her Baby!" (Apr 18) 146 - "Dr. Phil, My Mom is Obsessed with Me and Competes with My Boyfriend for My Affection!" (Apr 19) 147 - "My Ex is Shaking Me Down for Money after Falsely Accusing Me of a Crime – So Why Should I Pay Child Support?" (Apr 20) 148 - "I Want My 15-Year-Old Stepdaugther Out of My House!" (Apr 21) 149 - A Dark Family Secret: The Aftermath (Apr 24) 150 - A Mother Charged with Criminal Child Abuse in the Death of Her 10-Year-Old Son (Apr 25) 151 - Sleeping in a Cage Like an Animal: "Our Adoptive Parents Were Convicted Of Child Endangerment" (Apr 26) 152 - “We Believe Our Daughter is Running with Gangs and a Danger to Our Granddaughter” (Apr 27) 153 - “My Husband Fathered a Love Child with Another Woman: I Married A Real Life Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (Apr 28) 154 - Caught On Tape: "My Married Dentist Lover Accused of Murdering My Son" (May 1) 155 - "My Son Claims He Will Not Reoffend But Have I Raised a Sexual Predator?" (May 2) 156 - Sex, Drugs and a Missing Teen: Who’s to Blame? (May 3) 157 - Beautiful Missing Teen: The Phone Call, The Chase, The Dramatic Conclusion (May 4) 158 - From Preschool Teacher and PTA Mom to a Shoplifting Drug Dealer (May 5) 159 - Help! Our Drunk Driving, Privileged Sons Are Drug Dealers! (May 8) 160 - "My Father Brainwashed Me to Be His Wife" (May 9) 161 - Boyfriend Accused of Faking Cancer, Lying about Being Kidnapped and Scamming $70,000 (May 10) 162 - "Help! My Roommate is Obsessed with Me and Sabotaging My Relationships!" (May 11) 163 - Open Heart Surgery, a Pacemaker and 10 Days in a Coma: "Our Beautiful Former Soccer Star Sister is Still Addicted" (May 12) 164 - Exclusive: Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancée Breaks Her Silence (May 15) 165 - Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancée Addresses The Rumors (May 16) 166 - “My Daughter is a Spoiled and Entitled 19-Year-Old Who Steals and Has Blown $130,000 on Designer Bags, Makeup and Gambling" (May 17) 167 - “I Believe My Husband is Romancing Women Online and Being Catfished. Help Me, Dr. Phil to Stop Him From Ruining Our Finances!” (May 18) 168 - Is Jerry Being Catfished? The Women in the Photos Revealed! (May 19) 169 - "Help! Our Drunk Driving, Privileged Sons are Drug Dealers!" (May 22) 170 - "Our Hula-Hooping Superstar Daughter Has Stockholm Syndrome From Her Narcissist, DJ Boyfriend!" (May 23) 171 - A Once Successful Wife, Mother and Entrepreneur Loses It All: What Went Wrong? (May 24) 172 - Death Threats, Stalking, Breaking and Entering: Amber’s Ex-Husband Speaks Out (May 25) 173 - NY Fireman Fired After Girlfriend Scandal (May 26) 174 - "All My Ex Cares About Is Acting and Singing For The Lord, Not Our Daughter!" (May 29) 175 - "My Fame-Obsessed Ex Spreads Lies That I Tried To Poison Our Daughter With a Sports Drink" (May 30) 176 - Son-In-Law vs. Mother-In-Law And A Wife "Caught in the Middle" (May 31) 177 - "My Daughters Say I Physically Abused Them For 20 Years But I Don’t Remember" (Jun 1) 178 - Discipline Dilemma: How To Help a Shoplifting, Class-Cutting, Sexting 16-Year-Old (Jun 2)
Season 15 · Episode 121 Busting A Bad Mom? Discipline Or Abuse? Mar 15, 2017 · 1h
Vicki accuses her daughter Shawna of abusing her granddaughter, after she says she found 15 bruises on her and witnessing Shawna tell her she is “worthless” and “stupid.”
Shawna admits to having “smack[ed] the crap” out of her daughter and telling her she was the biggest mistake of her life, but claims it was discipline. Shawna’s husband, James, says he generally agrees with his wife’s discipline and says it’s their daughter who is out of control.
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When did Dr. Phil Season 15 Episode 121 air? Dr. Phil Season 15 Episode 121 aired on March 15, 2017.
How long is Dr. Phil Season 15 Episode 121? This episode runs for approximately 60 minutes.
