For those of you who watch HOTT and respect Tanya (and lets face it there isn't many other shows quite in her league), going on the show isn't for 'everyone else?s benefit'. Yes the show unfortunately puts you in the spotlight to be discussed, but that is the negative aspect of getting the kind of advise and support which just isn't available to us normal people and when you are desperate and at the end of your tether, you accept it as a small price to pay in exchange for Tanya?s help.
What grated me were the bitchy, catty comments which are completely unjustified. The show wasn't about my wardrobe, or whether because I am from Scotland then you assume I am a tight arse, this was about a child, aged only 3 who is totally and completely freaked out about food.
We went into the house, completely shitting ourselves and stressed out to the eyeballs (they don't tell you anything as to what they are going to do, or to expect, so sorry no wonder everyone looks miserable because you genuinely are frightened your going to be told you are a crap mother.
After 6 days we left the house calmer, happier, and more united as parents. This was mainly due to having a clear plan of rules for parenting our sons. Tanya told us the main problem why couples argue when they have kids is that everyone?s own parenting styles differ therefore resentment and arguments happen. This clash is what confuses children and they react. Its not like anyone is to blame but most people don?t have the luxury of having children and before they arrive you both sit down and discuss how you are going to handle every situation of bringing up children so you start off in agreement. Reality is you both just get on with having kids and daily life.
The mothers in the thread, in particular cod, frayedknot, sandyballs, ggirl, blueteddy and fimbo all just wrote non-related, bitchy, vicious remarks and I hope they are ashamed of themselves. I would never talk about someone I don't know in such a venomous way. HOTT is edited in a very clever way to make it look like a story that Tanya can, just like magic fix in a week. In reality this just doesn't happen and in fact the truth is very much a watered down version of the actual results. Having said this, she does what all good physiologists do, she makes you think...