My Violent Child
TV Show · Documentary · Reality

Therapist Mandy Saligari travels across the UK to visit some of the nation's most difficult and aggressive children; she explores how each family copes with their child's complex behavioural problems.

2015 · 47m
Starring Laverne Antrobus, Mandy Saligari
Director Josh Good

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Follows two families whose lives are being torn apart by violence in the home inflicted upon them by their children. Marcel believes that his Asperger's syndrome is behind the outbursts that have seen him throttle both his parents.
    45m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Tracey has suffered violence at the hands of her eight-year-old son Robert since he was three. Their house house is riddled with holes that he has punched in the wall and the police have had to use riot shields and tasers to control Robert.
    44m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 4
    The last episode in the series looks at the families of single parents that are struggling to cope on their own. Single mum of three Pauline has an 11-year-old boy and two twin 8-year-old girls, and surprisingly it is one of the twins that is the cause of the violence. The programme also follows the moving story of mum Shimona, whose 8 year-old son uses violence as an excuse to command her attention.
    44m
  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    In South Wales, Mandy tackles one of the most troubling cases she has ever seen; nine-year old Jack is at risk of being locked up because of how badly he terrorises his single-dad Damien.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Single mum Hazel from Nottingham is at the end of her tether; eight-year-old Jordan rules the roost, terrorising his brothers and sisters, punching his mum and trashing the furniture on a daily basis; Hazel badly needs help, before someone ends up in hospital or worse.
    44m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Mandy tackles a complex case in which a family's unresolved issues have led to a 13-year-old being excluded from mainstream education.
    44m

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Cast & Crew

  • Laverne Antrobus
    Host
  • Mandy Saligari
    Host
  • J‌G
    Josh Good
    Director
  • R‌W
    Rory Wheeler
    Producer
  • J‌G
    Josh Good
    Producer
  • H‌R
    Helen Richards
    Producer

About

My Violent Child

Documentary

Therapist Mandy Saligari travels across the UK to visit some of the nation's most difficult and aggressive children; she explores how each family copes with their child's complex behavioural problems.

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
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  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
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  • Greece
  • Hungary
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  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
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  • Россия
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  • Slovenia
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  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

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  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
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  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
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