Michal Dalyot

Michal Dalyot (; born 15 May 1950; also transliterated as Michal Daliot) is an Israeli educator, parenting counselor, author, radio host and television personality. She is best known in Israel as the host of the Israeli version of Supernanny. Dalyot is the founder of the Michal Dalyot Center, which provides parenting guidance, professional training programs, and lectures on family and parent-child relationships.

Early life and education

Dalyot studied early childhood education at Levinsky College of Education and holds a teaching certificate in early childhood education. She later trained in parental guidance group facilitation and personal coaching at the Adler Institute.

Before becoming publicly known through television, Dalyot worked in early childhood education and later specialized in parent guidance and family counseling. In the program, Dalyot worked with families experiencing difficulties in parenting, discipline and family communication.

The program became a high-profile television success in Israel. In June 2010, Globes reported that Supernanny reached the top of the weekly ratings table with a 29.5% rating. In June 2012, Globes reported that the opening episode of a new season led the daily ratings table with a 25.4% rating.

The program also drew criticism regarding the exposure of children and families on reality television. In 2008, The Jerusalem Post reported that Knesset member Aryeh Eldad criticized the program and claimed that it exploited children for ratings.

Her book Ein Yeladim Ra'im ("There Are No Bad Children") presents 18 case stories from her parenting clinic, dealing with issues such as refusal to cooperate, sibling conflict, fears, lying and sleep difficulties.

Books

Ein Yeladim Ra'im [There Are No Bad Children], Keshet Publishing, 2008. Aval Hu Hitchil! [But He Started It!], with Ofra Sheffer-Barosh, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2013. Bete'avon, Roni! [Bon Appétit, Roni!], with Ofra Sheffer-Barosh, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2014. Laila Tov, Omer! [Good Night, Omer!], with Ofra Sheffer-Barosh, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2014. Od Tochnit Ahat VeDai! [One More Show and That's It!], with Ofra Sheffer-Barosh, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2017. Kacha Lo Medabrim! [That's Not How We Talk!], with Ofra Sheffer-Barosh, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2019. HaMatkon LeGidul Yeladim Mutzlahim [The Recipe for Raising Successful Children], with Sharon Pe'er, Kinneret Zmora Dvir, 2021. What Your Child Really Means: 18 Real Stories from the Parenting Clinic, self-published, 2026.