Jo Frost
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Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance (2010)
Series 1
Jo Frost, Britain’s best known parenting expert, talks to Britain’s parents to find out which issues are really worrying them. In each show she sets out to answer these most pressing of parental questions with a large-scale demonstration involving kids and parents, aiming to debunk myths and reveal crucial facts. Jo also meets families suffering from severe versions of the kinds of problems everyone worries about.
Released Feb. 9, 2010
Episode 42 min
2+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.parenting, imdb.non-fiction
Production Companies: Outline Productions
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Kiran and Bronwyn
Kiran is a four-year-old girl who has only ever eaten sweets. She wears the clothes of a one year old and is falling behind in almost every aspect of development. In desperation, mum Sophia has started to force-feed her child. Jo also meets eleven-year-old Bronwyn: a girl who hates her appearance so much she is unable to lead a normal life. Bronwyn cries daily about the way she looks and compares herself harshly to celebrities in magazine, and mum Emma has no idea how to cope.
Feb. 9, 2010, midnight
S1E2 - Madison and Bailey
Jo meets two families at the end of their tether. In Glasgow she visits Madison, a nine-year-old beauty queen who has always been given everything she ever wanted. But her family have paid a heavy price for such largesse, both financially and emotionally. In Blackpool, Jo meets Bailey, a ten-year-old-boy who spends up to 80 hours a week playing online computer games, while his Mum struggles to cope with two demanding younger sisters.
Feb. 16, 2010, midnight
S1E3 - Regan and Josh
In Middlesex she meets a family struggling to cope with seven-year-old Regan, who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. In Manchester she visits Josh, a ten-year-old boy already classed as obese. And in a revealing study, Jo investigates how young girls really feel about their bodies.
Feb. 23, 2010, midnight
S1E4 - Rio and Katie-Ann
March 2, 2010, midnight
S1E5 - Paige
In Woolwich, Jo visits six-year-old Paige, who has never slept a full night in her own bed: meaning that her mum hasn't had more than four hours uninterrupted sleep in over six years.
March 9, 2010, midnight
S1E6 - Michael
Working with the UK's leading expert in child sleep issues, Dr Cathy Hill, Jo wants to find out what effect having less sleep has on children. Jo also meets four year old Michael who rules the family roost. He has learnt to play his parents against each other and scream until he gets whatever he wants - but as he prepares to start school is it too late to instill discipline?
March 16, 2010, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 42 min.
Released: Feb. 9, 2010
Last Air Date: Aug. 5, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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