#866 Kathryn Mewes

Originally a nanny, Mewes is now a parenting consultant, advising couples privately on changing their child's behavior, [1] doing corporate seminars for working parents. Her clients find they are unprepared for the chaos and unpredictability that having a child can entail. "Parents are getting older, and they have been in control of their [2] lives and been successful. Suddenly a baby turns up and life turns on its head." Nicknamed the "Three-Day Nanny" [3] her pledge to fix behavioral problems in children under the age of 12 within three days, she is filming a new Channel 4 television series demonstrating her techniques. The [4] of the parenting consultant — distinct from that of a nanny — has developed, she says, as people are used to buying in expertise, such as personal trainers or, in her case, parenting advice.