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Child of Our Time
The study of child development reaches its seventh year - Robert Winston returns to explore how the millennium babies are discovering fitting in, competitiveness and their creative impulses.

What was I about to do?

Nathan
Toddlers get distracted; adults forget what they're doing. Development of executive function takes us from plans to action.

Difference and sameness

Children playing with lego

With more difference within, rather than between, human groups, how are children growing up with ideas of race

Pegs, liquids and shapes

Wooden pegs

Try the same tests based on planning, combining and hidden shapes faced by the children in the series - join in our survey.

 

On bbc.co.uk

Robert Winston and friends
Watch programmes from earlier series, and get more background, with bbc.co.uk/parenting.

How we learn how they learn

The three mountains

Videos and activities exploring how experts study child and developmental psychology.

 

What you've taught us

Survey results
Since 2004, we've asked for you to join in our surveys connected to the Child of Our Time series. Here, we share some survey findings.

Download your free cards

Child of Our Time free cards

There's a set of cards featuring fun activities to try with your own children. Download your free cards now.

 
 
 

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