The experts' views

Siblings image by 7 year-old Grace, Silverstone CofE Junior School

Last year's series

Last year, our children were beginning to make their way in the wider world, with many starting school. Explore the articles and fun tests from the 2005 series.

Cards: Set two

Right and wrong; flesh and blood. Explore further - download set two.

Related programme

The Invention of Childhood

Go deeper with our exclusive articles written by some of experts who worked with the team to make the series:

Children and happiness - "studies across the globe have shown that, in spite of great increases in income since the 1950s and 1960s, levels of happiness have remained pretty much the same"

Moral behaviour - "when comparing a story character who breaks one cup while stealing some jam with a story character who accidentally breaks fifteen cups on his way to dinner, young children tended to view the second character as naughtier, because he broke more cups"

Siblings - "because sibling interactions are frequent, uninhibited and intense, they offer an unrivalled context in which to develop and hone social skills"

Content last updated: 06/01/2006