Child Podcast
Child returns for the next chapter of the story of all of us. Delve deep into the mind of a toddler and explore how our emotions and our selves are built through life experience.
Episodes to download
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8. Love—Series 2
Christmas Eve 2025
8/8India examines the pressures of unconditional love and learns how love can be learned.
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7. Anxiety—Series 2
Wed 17 Dec 2025
7/8A parent’s fear, the science of anxiety, and how play can shape children’s freedom.
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6. Awe—Series 2
Wed 10 Dec 2025
6/8India explores moments that can elicit awe, and the power it has on our minds and bodies.
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5. Sadness—Series 2
Wed 3 Dec 2025
5/8India Rakusen explores the science behind crying and sadness, and the origins of empathy.
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4. Anger—Series 2
Wed 26 Nov 2025
4/8Anger. In our story of toddlers it's where changelings, the lizard brain and law collide.
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3. Surprise—Series 2
Wed 19 Nov 2025
3/8Surprise, from toddler jokes to toilet training — how it shapes learning and resilience.
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2. Fear—Series 2
Wed 12 Nov 2025
2/8India Rakusen pays a visit to fear, where shadows shape brains and tiny minds learn.
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1. Happiness—Series 2
Wed 5 Nov 2025
1/8Child continues with the story of emotions told through the minds of toddlers.
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Trailer: Child Series 2—Series 2
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Child returns for the next chapter of the story of all of us all.
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27. Birthday Cake—Series 1
Fri 14 Jun 2024
It’s here. The first birthday. Cake, balloons, fuss. We reflect on the last 12 months.
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25. Lullaby—Series 1
Fri 31 May 2024
Lullabies might seem soft, but what are the hidden powers and potential of music?
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24. Attachment—Series 1
Fri 24 May 2024
Attachment - it conjures up images of love and security, but what is it?
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23. Crawling—Series 1
Fri 17 May 2024
Watching a baby start to move is exciting, but how important are developmental milestones?
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22. Baby Food—Series 1
Fri 10 May 2024
What are parents being told and sold when it comes to first foods?
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19. Time Warp—Series 1
Fri 19 Apr 2024
What happens to our perceptions of time when you have a newborn baby?
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18. Fingers and Toes—Series 1
Fri 12 Apr 2024
How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now?
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17. Milk—Series 1
Fri 5 Apr 2024
We explore milk and how history and politics have shaped the way we feed our babies.
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16. First Love—Series 1
Fri 29 Mar 2024
What do we know about the bonding between a baby and its parents in those first few weeks?
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15. Golden Hour—Series 1
Fri 22 Mar 2024
India examines the moments after birth and how the rush of love isn’t always instant.
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14. Pain—Series 1
Thu 21 Mar 2024
India Rakusen examines how pain has been acknowledged historically and in modern day.
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13. Trust—Series 1
Wed 20 Mar 2024
India Rakusen explores the breakdown and rebuilding of trust during pregnancy and birth.
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12. Consent—Series 1
Tue 19 Mar 2024
India Rakusen examines the thorny issues of choice and consent during birth.
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11. Oxytocin—Series 1
Mon 18 Mar 2024
India Rakusen explores the influence that people and place have over labour and birth.
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10. Due Date—Series 1
Fri 15 Mar 2024
When the due date is so hard to predict, what are they for and how are they calculated?
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9. Birth Plan—Series 1
Fri 8 Mar 2024
How can we truly plan for something as big and unknowable as birth?
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8. Mother Brain—Series 1
Fri 1 Mar 2024
India Rakusen finds out just how much the body and brain is impacted by pregnancy.
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7. Are They What You Eat?—Series 1
Fri 23 Feb 2024
India explores the world of nutrition and what other factors influence an unborn baby.
Eight fascinating facts about happiness
The story of emotions told through the minds of toddlers and preschool kids.
