In this provocative three-part series, the idea that children are innocent is confronted, aks why we blame childhood for adult unhappiness and questions the ambitions of parents who strive to be perfect. Children and adults from Australia, the USA and the United Kingdom talk about their own experiences. Best selling authors including Penelope Leach, Thomas Moore, Martin Seligman and Marina Warner discuss changing ideas about childhood and the raising of children.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307817
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child abuse
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)