Plot Summary:Kathleen is a 12 year old who lives in a big house with a nanny, a butler, maids, no mother and a father who is working most of the time. She dreams of a family with a mother, father and her, and tells everyone that she has such a family. Because of this story, she cannot invite any friends over as they will see that it is not true. Kathleen and her nanny, Mrs. Farrell do not get along, so her father hires a psychologist name Dr. Kent to be her new nanny for the summer. Her father has a new girlfriend, named Lorraine, who he is considering for his wife and mother to Kathleen. Kathleen does not like her and Lorraine is cold to Kathleen. Kathleen envisions Dr. Kent as the perfect mother for her and wife for her father.
根据凯·范·里普尔所作的故事改编。秀兰非常不愉快,因为她的父亲对她不管不顾,只是喜欢一个显然仅仅是为了他的钱的女人。心理学家拉瑞思·戴帮助解决了秀兰的烦恼,并阻止了那个女人嫁给她的父亲。