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About The Parents Who Thought Their Child Was The Problem... Until NOW

After nine weeks of intensive treatment, four families face the final test of the Kids On Speed programme. As some children make remarkable progress with their ADHD and behaviour, others continue to struggle with violent tantrums, discipline and medication. With emotional breakthroughs, difficult decisions and surprising transformations, the experts discover just how much these families have changed – and how far they still have to go.

The Parents Who Thought Their Child Was The Problem... Until NOW is presented by Origin. Its listed runtime is 54 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
The Parents Who Thought Their Child Was The Problem... Until NOW
Category
Society
Runtime
54 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Origin

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