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Bringing Up Britain

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Helping families make sense of one big parenting question.

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Bringing Up Britain: Series 10

Bringing Up Britain: Series 10: How to Help Children to Feel Happy

24/07/2017

How to Help Children to Feel Happy

Series 10

BBC Radio 4 - Bringing Up Britain, Series 10, How to Help Children to Feel Happy

How do you raise happy, optimistic children?

Mariella Frostrup and a panel of expert contributors discuss the level of control parents have over their children's capacity for happiness at various stages of childhood.

Mariella Frostrup is joined by Cristina Odone from the London-based international think tank the Legatum Institute; Stephen Scott, professor of Child Health and Behaviour at King's College London; Stella Duffy, co-Director of Fun Palaces, which campaigns for culture at the heart of community; and Katharine Hill, UK Director of the charity Care for the Family. They discuss the neurological preconditions for being happy - nature versus nurture; whether happy parents make happy children and the role of parenting classes; and the importance of the mental well-being of the next generation. 

Producer: Mohini Patel.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Mariella Frostrup and guests explore the complex realities of parenting in today's Britain

Mariella Frostrup presents the series that explores the complex realities of parenting in today's Britain

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