Reality TV is not without its critics. But a recent study by theUniversity of Manchester reveals that it can dramatically improvechildren's behaviour.
The academics looked at whether ITV's Driving Mum and Dad Mad couldreally improve parenting and change children's behaviour. The six-partseries followed the progress of five families taking part in the TripleP-Positive Parenting Programme, which provides guidance on goodparenting skills.
Nearly 470 parents completed an assessment of their parenting skills andchildren's behaviour before the series, 12 weeks after the series andsix months later.
Dr Rachel Calam, who conducted the research, says: "More than 40 percent of the children with severe behavioural problems at the beginningof the study showed clinically reliable changes in behaviour, and movedinto the normal range on measures of disruptive behaviour."
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