Tanith Carey is a British journalist, author of ten books,[1] and "child-behaviour guru".[2][3][4] She is a former US correspondent for the Daily Mirror and a former London Press Club Consumer Journalist of the Year.[5][6]

Her work covers the topics of parenting, childhood, teenagers, child psychology, veganism, social trends, health, relationships, and psychosexual development.[7][8][9] Tanith is a regular on UK radio [10][11] - particularly BBC Radio's Woman's Hour.[12][13][14]

She is an outspoken vegan and has appeared on panels and in debates discussing journalism and social politics around veganism.[15]

Books edit

As a parenting writer, Carey was author of the first book in the UK looking at how parents can address the sexualisation of children, Where Has My Little Girl Gone? How to Protect Your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon. It was published in May 2011. It has since been translated in twelve languages.

Her book Taming the Tiger Mother: How to Put the Well-Being of your Child First in a Competitive World was published by Constable/Little Brown in September 2014.[16] Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World was published by Icon Books in March 2015.

  • What's My Teenager Thinking? Practical Child Psychology for Modern Parents (2020) [17]
  • What's My Child Thinking? Practical Child Psychology for Modern Parents (2019) [18]
  • The Friendship Maze: How to Help Your Child To Navigate Their Way To Positive and Happier Friendships (2019) [19]
  • Mum Hacks: Time-Saving Tips To Calm The Chaos of Family Life (2016) [20]
  • Girls, Interrupted: Steps For Building Stronger Girls In A Challenging World (2015)
  • Never Kiss A Man In A Canoe: Words of Wisdom From the Golden Age of Agony Aunts (2015)
  • Taming The Tiger Parent: How To Put You Child's Well-Being First in a Competitive World (2014) [21]
  • Where Has My Little Girl Gone? How to Protect Your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon (2011) [22]
  • A Mother's Love: Stories of Fun, Forgiveness, Hope and Joy Hardcover (2010) [23]
  • How To Be An Amazing Mum When You Just Don't Have the Time: The Ultimate Handbook for Hassled Mothers (2009) [24]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tanith Carey". JournalistDirectory. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Goddess Interview – Tanith Carey (child behaviour guru)". Vitality Retreat. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "How to help young children understand time". Parenta.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Great advice from @TanithCarey..." Twitter: University of Winchester Dept. of Interprofessional Studies. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Award winners". London Press Club. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ^ Ciar Byrne (27 May 2003). "Mirror names NY correspondents | Media | MediaGuardian". London: Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Journalist profile". muckrack.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ Carey, Tanith. "Tanith Carey Profile". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  9. ^ Carey, Tanith. "Tanith Carey Profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ^ "One on One: Martin speaks to Tanith Carey about why our children are so unhappy". BBC Radio. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ Good, Jo (2 June 2020). "Nicky Kelvin, Tanith Carey and Dr Angharad Rudkin". BBC Radio. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. ^ Garvey, Jane (26 October 2010). "BBC Woman's Hour: Putting children on a diet". BBC Radio. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. ^ Garvey, Jane (24 May 2011). "BBC Woman's Hour: Sexualisation of girls". BBC Radio. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  14. ^ "BBC Woman's Hour: Parenting: Making Friends". BBC Radio. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Journalist Panel". Plant Powered Expo. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  16. ^ Carey, Tanith (31 January 2019). TAMING THE TIGER PARENT. ISBN 9781845285647. Retrieved 3 June 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Carey, Tanith (14 May 2020). What's my teenager thinking : practical child psychology for modern parents. DK PUBLISHING. ISBN 978-1465492326. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  18. ^ Carey, Tanith (7 February 2019). What's my child thinking? : practical child psychology for modern parents. DK Books. ISBN 978-0241343807. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  19. ^ Carey, Tanith (1 March 2019). The friendship maze : how to help your child navigate their way to positive and happier friendships. ISBN 978-1786854957. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  20. ^ Carey, Tanith (16 June 2016). "How I Cut Out The Irritations That Make Being A Mum Even Harder". Mumfidential. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  21. ^ Carey, Tanith (18 September 2014). Taming the tiger parent : how to put your child's well-being first in a competitive world. ISBN 978-1845285494.
  22. ^ Carey, Tanith (20 May 2011). Where has my little girl gone? : how to protect your daughter from growing up too soon (1st ed.). Lion Book. ISBN 978-0745955421. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  23. ^ Carey, Tanith (4 February 2010). A mother's love : stories of fun, forgiveness, hope and joy. Lion. ISBN 978-0825478451.
  24. ^ Carey, Tanith (2009). How To Be An 'Amazing Mum' When you just don't have the time : the ultimate Handbook for Hassled Mothers. Lion Hudson. ISBN 978-0745953755. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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