From children’s behavioural problems to psychological and emotional issues, Professor Tanya Byron has just about seen it all during her 23-year career as a clinical psychologist.
She has also worked in the areas of drug dependency, HIV/AIDS and sexual health, eating disorders and adult mental health and in 2008 was commissioned by former prime minister Gordon Brown to undertake an independent review into the effects of the internet and video games on children.
As a clinician, Prof Byron is becoming increasingly concerned about the growing rate of anxiety disorders she is seeing among children and young people.
She believes that many youngsters lack “emotional intelligence and emotional resilience”. A lot of them are afraid of failure, afraid to take risks, and afraid to think for themselves.
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