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Child of Our Time
The 2005 Survey
We are running three surveys on key themes from the 2005 Child of Our Time series:

Like Me, Like You explores the choices that children make about doing things with particular types of people and is for 4-11 year olds.

Screen Time, Leisure Time looks at children's leisure activities and is for children between 4 and 11.

Best Dad, Best Mum is for anyone over 4 years old, including adults - this highlights the key features that we expect from parents.

Results from these surveys will help to give new insights into various aspects of child development, so we would like to encourage you to take part. If you've already taken part, why not take another look to see the latest results?

Screenshot from the survey

Click here to open the surveys

The surveys are in a Flash file. If you don't have the free player installed on your computer, click here to get Flash.

The initial Flash download is 37k.

Boy hugging his mum
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