Identity Crisis: Self-Image in Childhood
What shapes a child’s identity—situation and surroundings, or unchangeable factors within the child? This program weighs in on that question by capturing the emotional and psychological development of 25 boys and girls at age five. In fascinatin...
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Featuring Paul Shattock, the director of the Autism Research Unit at Sunderland University, this program examines autism spectrum disorders and considers alternative treatment methods, including changes in diet, osteopathic therapies, and homeopathi...
Right and Wrong: Moral Development in Children
Do most people get their values from their parents or from society at large? At what age, and with what tools, do children begin to work out what is right and wrong? Can young children distinguish between actions that are morally deviant and those t...
Zero to Hero: Shyness and Sociability in Children
What makes a boy or girl a loner? Can a child’s future social life be predicted in his or her toddler years? How crucial is a sense of humor as children learn to make friends? This program examines the diverse ways and varying degrees of success i...
Flesh and Blood: Sibling Rivalry
Why are siblings often so different? Are “only” children lucky or disadvantaged? What are the long-term effects of birth order and sibling relationships? This program underscores recent theories that suggest relationships among a nuclear family�...
Killing Creativity: Are Schools or Parents to Blame?
If we’re all born with creative potential, why do many children lose their inventive tendencies as they grow older? What role does organized education play? This program observes a group of 25 seven-year-olds and their families in order to study c...