jo frost - extreme parenting

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Aibu to think she should be prime minister? She's fantastic!

Dr Tanya Whatshername refused to do any more of this type of programme because she believed it was detrimental to the children. And I think she's got to be right. How can it be in a child's interest to have their bad behaviour shown on national television?

So funny - I've literally just started watching the series on 4oD. Love it! Just seen the one about sleep deprivation and am totally at how a full 11hrs sleep can give kids an extra 2 yrs intelligence advantage whereas just 8hrs takes 2 yrs off! Amazing.

jeee I think for some of the kids seeing what they are like when they loose it would be a good thing - maybe put their behaviour in perspective!!!

Yabu.

The families featured are so far gone that pretty much any boundary setting would lead to a massive improvement in things. Plus they are edited/set up.

Behaviourist training has its place, but is not the be all and end all.

Dr Tanya Bryon who i have met and is very nice :), and she IS a doctor and trained to deal with kids with issues, where as Stupid nanny, hasnt a clue, and Im so her voice is very anoying

i can not stand the women her attitude towards the parents is terrible, she often belittles them in front of their children what message does that give

i do not like her approach, but then i do not use time out, naughty step (ffs naught mat for little children), start charts for everything. i find her approach very victorian

and she is so fucking smug

and have you heard her discuss emotional development, she seems to have no or very little understanding of this but she is referred to as a child behavioural expert

The superhero boy and his family were lovely, weren't they?

The superhero clock is pretty much what I would have suggested. My eldest child with ASD/ADHD has always had real difficulty transitioning between activities, but having an idea of when he'll be allowed to go back to using his computer, playing with his lego or whatever makes it much easier for him to accept turning it off or putting it away for a while so he can do something different.

I meet a lot of parents like some of the ones she deals with - they just don't seem to have the first clue about setting boundaries and in some cases, seem to think the only discipline that is any good is of the shouting/whacking sort. Others are just total wet blankets with their kids and then wonder why their kids just constantly run out into the road and don't come back when they're called. If your kid can't walk alongside you nicely, hold his hand, for goodness sake. If he wouldn't be seen dead holding hands, then the threat would probably be enough to keep him safe!

So yes, sadly there are a lot of parents in need of really basic advice, unfortunately.

It is always easier for someone who isn't emotionally involved. I read post on Mn about eating problems and I think they wouldn't be a problem with me (and they wouldn't) but it isn't so easy when they are yours.
I think that Tanya Byron was very sensible to stop exposing DCs on TV-I have a lot of respect for her.

maybe we should invite her for a live chat on MN

Yes, I agree that she shouldn't undermine the parents in front of their kids and she does belittle them regularly. It is sometimes like she is mothering the mother and father herself...odd.

Saw Dr Tanya on a few things and agree she seems more scientific. Not sure if you can say one way is 100% right or the other wrong though. Surely it's up to us as parents to decide which approaches suit our families? I think some families genuinely need this help and hadn't realised the full extent of being a parent before embarking on it. For that I am grateful these progs exist as I think a few kids may actually end up with manners who would otherwise sadly be short changed.