The terror of losing a child in the park opens this journey through anxiety, sensory overload, and how freedom and play can protect children, and parents, from worry.
A moment of pure panic - losing a child in a park - begins India Rakusen’s exploration of anxiety: what it is, how it begins, and how it shapes both children and parents.
Through science, history and culture, she learns how early sensory experiences, food battles, and modern parenting pressures feed our fears. And she explores how play, freedom, and the simple act of letting go might be our best cure.
A story about holding on, and learning to release, in a world that asks us to protect what we cannot contain.
Presented by India Rakusen.
Producer: Ellie Sans
Assistant Producer: Charlotte Evans-Young
Executive Producer: Alex Hollands
Commissioning Executive: Paula McDonnell
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
Original music composed and performed by The Big Moon and Eska Mtungwazi
Mix and Mastering by Charlie Brandon-King
A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | India Rakusen |
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- Wed 17 Dec 202515:30BBC Radio 4
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