Episode 1 | Britain’s Biggest Primary School

02: Ice Babies | A Child Against All Odds

Freezing embryos offers hope to people faced with being unable to have children of their own.

Anger and frustration in autism | Growing Children

Laverne meets a young boy whose level of autism means he can function in ''neuro-typical'' situations but this isn't witho...

Attitudes towards misbehaving children | The British Family

In the 1990s children and teenagers started to become feared, but if it was the fault of the children, the parent...

Babies and ''Natural Geometry'' | Growing Babies

Babies are also believed to be born with an innate sense of the space around them.

Babies and biased learning | Growing Babies

Babies rely on signalling from others and will often be shown where to look by adults.

Babies and counting | Baby Monthly

It is debatable whether babies around five months can "count", but it can be agreed there is an awareness of the concepts of increase or d...

Babies and imitating | Baby Monthly

While it used to be believed that babies were born with a "blank slate" it now can be seen that imitation is an innate skill, meaning the...

Babies and proto-conversation | Baby Monthly

Two mothers do an experiment with their babies where they alternate being passive and involved, which showed the babies trying t...

Babies and the Visual Cortex | Growing Babies

Despite having no knowledge of certain species, babies can still determine the difference between the examples of a bird and a ...

Babies friend in the mirror | Baby Monthly

At two to four months babies begin to make friends with themselves when looking in a mirror.

Babies, vision and action | Baby Monthly

When tethering a baby to a rattle, the baby quickly learns that by moving its foot it can make the noise of its own accord.

Baby food and feeding babies | Baby Monthly

A mother is having difficulty getting her baby to eat solids so seeks advice from a professional who offers some tips and informa...

Babyproofing and exploring | Baby Monthly

Two mums and an expert discuss the benefits of babyproofing and where to draw the line with worrying about your child.

Basic temperament types | Babies: Their Wonderful World

Dr Emily Jones believes it is possible to tell a baby's temperament at just six months, which suggests that these tra...

Being disruptive | Baby Monthly

An expert tells a mum that acknowledging naughty behaviour can be counter-productive and in fact ignoring it can be beneficial in the long run.

Britain's elderly | The British Family

With grandparents living longer, modern parents are in a dilemma when ageing and healthcare become an issue.

Changes in the status of children in the family and society | The British Family

A look at how the ways in which children are viewed have changed over time.

Childcare and the affect on the child | Baby Monthly

Can regularly leaving your children with someone who isn't their parent have a profound effect on them mentally in later...

Cooperation | Babies: Their Wonderful World

A simple test involving pulling two levers explores how without talking babies can communicate through coordination and cooperati...

Core knowledge in the womb | Growing Babies

3D scanning provides us with clear visuals of behaviour patterns to indicate evidence for the idea of "core knowledge".