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Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: A Reflection on Worrying

The Essay: A Reflection on Worrying: Episode 3: A Reflection on Worrying: Parental Worries

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Episode 3: A Reflection on Worrying: Parental Worries

A Reflection on Worrying

A Reflection on Worrying: Parental Worries

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Historian Emma Griffin explores how parental worries have changed throughout the centuries

Historian Professor Emma Griffin explores how parental worries have changed throughout the centuries and asks whether worry has always been a part of raising children.

We all have worries but rarely do we speak honestly about them. In this series of personal essays, five essayists share their intimate relationship with worry. As both a parent and historian, Professor Emma Griffin explores how parental worries have changed throughout the centuries and asks whether worry has always been a part of raising children.

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Series in which people reflect on their intimate relationship with worry

Series in which people reflect on their intimate relationship with worry. We all have worries but rarely do we speak honestly about them

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