My Violent Child

This ground-breaking four-part series looks at the hidden world of child-on-parent violence.

This ground-breaking four-part series looks at the hidden world of child-on-parent violence.

This ground-breaking four-part series looks at the hidden world of child-on-parent violence.

Nine-year old Jack is just months away from turning 10, the age of criminal responsibility, yet he risks being locked up because he is terrorizing his single-dad, Damien. When Mandy arrives, she witnesses Jack's brutal onslaught of kicks, punches, spitting, and swearing towards his father before he turns his aggression on her. Can she force a change in all their behavior before it’s too late?

Hazel is at the end of her tether. She bringing up six kids on her own, and one of them is showing terrifying signs of violence. Mandy investigates the family dynamic to understand what isn’t working. She uncovers that amidst a house full of wild kids is a heartbreaking tale of a desperately isolated mum attempting to cope with her own demons while trying to keep her family together.

In this episode, therapist Mandy Saligari visits a young family in Kettering where 25-year-old Mum of four, Alex, is struggling to get her partner Carl to help cop with the violent outbursts of their 9-year-old son, Harry. Mandy believes that a lack of clear boundaries from both parents is leading to Harry’s violent outbursts. Is it already too late to salvage their relationship?