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Family & child development
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Family and Child Development
As parents can testify, children grow at a startling pace. Their development is a complex and intriguing subject. How do children grasp right from wrong? How do they perceive men and women? What do siblings add to the mix?

Gender generalisations

Child wearing a hard hat

Explore children's expectations of gender with our activity: what do men and women do?

Well balanced?

What do children think of parents who work? They can tip the work-life balance.

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

 

Lamb-headed cows

A sheep with the head of a cow

Can your child override their autopilot? Find out with the animal stroop.

When a house is not a home

Stress

For many children in the UK, there's little in the way of home comforts.

 

Developing development

Child looking upwards

The way we are, the way we grow is a fascinating subject - and we've lots of tips for taking it further.

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