Happy Families? | Are We Having Fun Yet?

Duration: 59'06''

Synopsis

Series looking at changing Britain examines how childhood and families have transformed over the last decade. But from the scramble to get into the best schools to the pressures on working parents, are we too stressed to be happy?

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