House of Tiny Terrors (House of Tiny Tearaways US)
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Synopsis
Children – and parents – learning the right way to do things

This successful format takes parenting television to a whole new level by fusing reality TV with observational documentary to show real families solving painful behavioural problems. The House of Tiny Terrors is a real house that doubles up as a clinic for three very different families with toddlers aged one to five years old. Each of the families is affected by a parenting problem; it could be sleeping, eating or bad behaviour. The house is rigged with cameras and over the course of the week the families are monitored 24/7 by a presenter and child psychologist. Once problems have been witnessed, our expert gets to work – coaching the parents on how to interact with their child using ‘ear bug’ techniques and providing games, stunts and role play exercises to help the families look at their issues in new ways. Daily morning appointments set targets – for example, one family may be banned from saying ‘No’ – while evening debriefs allow for a chance to discuss the day’s events, commenting on their own progress as well as that of the other families. Following a secret task, a last debrief demonstrates how far each family has come in a week. One week later we visit them back at home to see if their lives have changed for the better. This format is full of heart and learning for both parents and children and genuinely seeks to create long-term changes and make a real difference – all the while taking viewers on an amazing emotional roller-coaster.

Duration
95 x 60'
Definition
HD
Genre
Factual Entertainment
Subgenre
Kids
Producer
OUTLINE PRODUCTIONS
Production Year
2016