1. Tanya Byron is a British psychologist, writer, and media personality, best known for her work as a child therapist on television shows Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways.
18 Facts About Tanya Byron
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Tanya Byron co-created the BBC Two sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle with Jennifer Saunders, and still contributes articles to various newspapers.
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Tanya Byron's mother was a nursing sister and a model.
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Tanya Byron's grandmother knew the woman, who was in pursuit of money.
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Tanya Byron was educated at North London Collegiate School, University of York, University College London, and University of Surrey.
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Once she qualified, Tanya Byron worked in the British National Health Service for 18 years in a number of public health areas such as drug addiction, STDs, and mental disorders.
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In 2005, Tanya Byron was featured on French and Saunders Christmas Special as herself, who came in to sort out Dawn and Jennifer's childish behaviour on the show.
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Tanya Byron has co-authored a book on parenting based on the Little Angels show and two other books on child development and parenting, as well as writing weekly articles for The Times and contributing to several women's magazines.
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Tanya Byron has worked with the Home Office on the current changes to the Homicide Act as it relates to children and young people, and she works with the National Family and Parenting Institute advising government and ministers on related policy.
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In 2009, Tanya Byron was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York.
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Tanya Byron is the patron of Prospex, a charity which works with young people in North London.
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Tanya Byron is a partner in a media company, Doris Partnership.
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In 2005 Tanya Byron began to host her own show called The House of Tiny Tearaways, a reality TV style show that brings three families experiencing problems into a large, purpose-built house where they are monitored and aided for a week.
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In 2007, Tanya Byron stated that she did not want to make any more television programmes on parenting as it had become "a well-marketed area".
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The programme presents both behaviours and treatments which Dr Tanya Byron is able to explore objectively but with some common sense cynicism.
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In October 2013, Tanya Byron was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
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Tanya Byron's choices were "Absolute Beginners" by David Bowie, Baba O'Riley by The Who, Take Five by Dave Brubeck, "I Want That Man" by Debbie Harry, Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps by Doris Day, Uncertain Smile by The The, Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel and That's Life by Frank Sinatra.
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In 2020, Tanya Byron presented "Word of Mouth", on BBC Radio Four, featuring an investigation into the benefits of talking to strangers.