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OU on the BBC: The Invention of Childhood Updated contentCorbis

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

18 May 2012

The invention of childhood is a major 30 part history series exploring British childhood and the experience of British children. Read more : OU on the BBC: The Invention of Childhood

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Child marriage in EthiopiaCreative Commons Image ctsnow under CC-BY

By Health Check on BBC World Service (The Open University)

20 July 2011

Claudia Hammond reports from Ethiopia where she finds out more about the practice of child marriage Read more : Child marriage in Ethiopia

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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Liverpool 8 & political kidsCopyrighted Image Paul Holloway under CC-BY-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

13 July 2011

Laurie Taylor and guests revisit the Liverpool 8 riots, thirty years on, and ask how children relate to politics. Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Liverpool 8 & political kids

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By Health Check on BBC World Service (The Open University)

29 March 2011

Health Check looks at projects that have been set up by World Child Cancer to develop children's cancer services Read more : Childhood cancer

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 October 2009

Community member Lyndon raised a question about the causes of childhood obesity Read more : Debate: Childhood obesity

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The declining rights of children in the UKSuzanne Tucker | Dreamstime.com

By Richard Skellington (The Open University)

23 September 2009

Richard Skellington asks whether our society has become one where we fear our children, and treat them like criminals Read more : The declining rights of children in the UK

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Can we ever learn to love social workers?Creative Commons Image Nefatron under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Jessica Evans (The Open University)

06 April 2009

Following Lord Laming's review of children's services in England, are social workers ever going to be valued or must they always take the blame? Read more : Can we ever learn to love social workers?

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Getting to the podium: A family affairProduction team

By Ben Oakley (The Open University), Dr Tess Kay (Guest)

11 July 2008

Behind every child's sporting success, there's a complex network of support back home.Ben Oakley considers family support to athletes in their school age years... Read more : Getting to the podium: A family affair

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By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

11 July 2008

What is the typical journey a talented youngster takes to reach the medal podium at senior level? Ben Oakley, a former Olympic coach himself, reviews... Read more : From PE to podium

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By Helen Carr (The Open University)

29 April 2008

Given the pressures of life in modern Britain and the stressors they face outside the home, can family life provide children with a haven? Helen... Read more : Home comforts?

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Pages tagged as Childhood

OU on the BBC: The Invention of Childhood Updated contentCorbis

Child marriage in EthiopiaCreative Commons Image ctsnow under CC-BY

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Liverpool 8 & political kidsCopyrighted Image Paul Holloway under CC-BY-SA licence

Childhood cancerCreative Commons Image adamrhoades under CC-BY-NC-ND

Debate: Childhood obesityJupiter Images

The declining rights of children in the UKSuzanne Tucker | Dreamstime.com

Can we ever learn to love social workers?Creative Commons Image Nefatron under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

Getting to the podium: A family affairProduction team

From PE to podiumRmarmion | Dreamstime.com

Home comforts?Nailia Schwarz | Dreamstime.com