Expert views
Explore the themes of this year's programmes in more depth:
Content last updated: 05/03/2008
Explore the themes of this year's programmes in more depth:
Recasting anxieties as challenges rather than threats is the best approach for the stressed school child.
Children as young as two can have stereotypical ideas about boys and girls. Where do these ideas come from? What influences gender development?
Explore children's expectations of gender with our activity: what do men and women do?
Our exclusive extract from Open University Course ED209: Child Development reveals how experts believe our sense of gender develops: Cognition and gender development.
Content last updated: 05/03/2008
Two members of the Life team go in search of penguins in their natural environment. See what they find on Deception Island.
Would you say you're a Christian? Share your views, and learn about the views of others, in our new Christianity survey.
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