For many people with primary school children , their weekends are filled with football and cooking , laughter and games . However , for some families , time away from school is filled with violence and the constant dread of being attacked - by their own children . While incidents of domestic abuse against women by their partners is well known , violence against mothers by their children is still a relatively taboo subject . Scroll down for video . Tracy stands by one of the damaged walls attacked by Robert during a temper tantrum . Ten-year-old Robert kicks his mother Tracy at their home in Preston , Lancashire . One woman , Tracy , lives in perpetual fear of her ten-year-old son Robert and his vicious onslaughts which range from kicks to punches . Indeed , she says sometimes his attacks are so violent , she 's had to call the police to come and save her . ' I 've got locks on my bedroom door - at the top and the bottom - so I 've got somewhere safe to run away from Robert , ' says Tracy , who lives in Preston . 'Sometimes it 's just a clip around the head , other times it 's a punch or a kick . ' In the past two years , Tracy has had to call the police on numerous occasions to intervene . 'Once the police used riot gear to go up the stairs after him , ' Tracy said . 'He used to throw a paddy when he was two and people used to say to me , `` do n't worry , he 's going through the terrible twos , he 'll grow out of it '' but it did n't stop , it just got worse , and it hurts a lot more now . ' Robert sits in his bedroom and contemplates his behaviour having spoken to Ann Ramsden from the Rosalie Ryrie Foundation . Robert can be seen attacking his mother on the Channel 5 show My Violent Child . Tracy says her son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) at the age of five and he 's now on the strongest dose possible . 'Robert can be full of life , full of energy , very loving and very caring , ' adds Tracy . 'But the other side he can be violent and primarily nasty . I 've had to put locks on my door so if Robert is getting violent I have somewhere safe to go . 'It 's terrible having to have somewhere in the house that 's safe for me - this is my home , I should feel safe all the time . Tracy anxiously peers through the window wondering what mood her son will be in when he returns home . 'He kicks , hits and throws things at the wall . When he 's in a temper , he 's got so much force behind him . ' I 'm scared that one day he 's really going to hurt me , and if it is n't me , it 's someone else and then he will get into trouble for it . ' Robert 's stepfather , Steve , said he 's concerned about the escalating levels of violence . 'He can be evil at times and chased Tracy out of the house with two bread knives and we had to call the police . Eight-year-old Bailey hates getting ready for school in the morning , lashing out at his mum Sarah . Sarah says she has tried everything to stop Bailey attacking her and disrupting family life . 'He 's grabbing a knife more and more often . Is he going to use it or is it just a threat ? We do n't know . ' Elsewhere , Sarah and Chris are struggling to cope with the behaviour of their son , eight-year-old Bailey , on school days . The eldest of three children , Bailey shouts and hits his mother and younger siblings , Kenzie , four , and toddler Millie . 'Sometimes he kicks me and punches me if I switch the television off or tell him to eat his breakfast or sit still , ' said Sarah , who lives in Burnely . 'He punched me in the nose this morning and most mornings I do n't think I will get him out of the door to school . ' Bailey , who has also been diagnosed with ADHD , now does kick boxing , which Sarah hopes will help him learn to control himself . ' I 've tried everything , ' said Sarah . ' I 've taken time off work to go on a course about ADHD , I 've tried different strategies . My kids are everything to me . ' On the show , viewers will see behaviour specialists Lorrine Marer and also Ann Ramsden from the Rosalie Ryrie Foundation work with Bailey and Robert respectively , teaching the families different techniques and looking at the causes of each boy 's actions . My Violent Child will be shown on Channel 5 this Wednesday at 9pm .
Mum Tracy has called 911 to save her from being attacked by schoolboy . Chased from the house by Robert who was brandishing fake kitchen knives . Regularly has objects thrown at her including poster boards and books . Family appearing on channel 5 's show My Violent Child .