About this 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
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- 8. Love · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 8In the final episode of the series India looks into love. From an exploration into the oxytocin driving the parent infant bond to the pressures of unconditional love and the…
- 7. Anxiety · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 7A 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…
- 6. Awe · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 6India Rakusen explores the awe-inspiring world of awe. Discover how narratives and storytelling, as well as the awesome natural world, have the power to inspire the feeling in…
- 5. Sadness · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 5India Rakusen examines why humans cry, what tears mean and why we might want to question our ability to read the mind in the face. Taking a look at the science and psychology…
- 4. Anger · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 4India Rakusen reaches the wild storm of toddler anger - once feared as fairy mischief, now often misunderstood by science and society alike. We move from ancient changeling tales…
- 3. Surprise · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 3India Rakusen explores the emotion of surprise — from classic knock-knock jokes to the complex, messy business of toddler toilet training. Along the way, we hear how surprise…
- 2. Fear · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 2Fear shows up early in childhood - taught through cautionary tales and parental reactions. In this episode, we explore how fear shapes young minds, how it was used historically…
- 1. Happiness · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 1India Rakusen dives into the emotional lives of toddlers, starting with the complex and often misunderstood emotion of happiness. Through giggling games of peekaboo, insights…
- Trailer · 3 min · Season 3 Episode 9India Rakusen returns with the second series of Child for the next chapter of the story of us all. The series will capture the joy and the pain of toddlerhood, the history of…
- 27. Birthday Cake · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 27We get inside the mind of a one year old with Professor of psychology and baby expert Alison Gopnik. What can babies teach us, and how are they influencing their future. We also…
- 26. Nursery · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 26Whenever an infant heads to nursery, it can feel like an enormous step. Things are changing for everyone. There are all sorts of feelings flying around - relief, sadness, doubt…
- 25. Lullaby · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 25Lullabies. Simple, soothing… nonsense. Right? Wrong. Here we’re getting behind the importance of music and singing in a baby's development. India speaks to Dr Nina Polytimou…
- 24. Attachment · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 24Attachment is an interesting word. It conjures up images of love, security, but also a specific focus and intensity that has encircled modern parenting. India Rakusen speaks to…
- 23. Crawling · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 23Seeing a baby make its first moves is a magical time. It marks the beginning of their independence. And it’s something that is often tracked using developmental milestones - but…
- 22. Baby Food · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 22Baby food is about so much more than mashed carrot. It’s another important foundation for the rest of the child’s life. But it isn’t an equal playing field and it’s another…
- 21. Sleep · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 21Go on, be honest. Is this the first episode you clicked? It drives people crazy. It’s a firecracker of a topic, and emotions run high around sleep. So let’s talk about it. When…
- 20. Playtime · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 20As parents start to think about the development of the child within, they might head out to classes. The advice on how a baby ‘should be’ and the pressures on parents to ‘get it…
- 19. Time Warp · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 19We’re taking a pause to lose ourselves down the rabbit hole of time. Because something strange happens to time in those first weeks of a baby's arrival. The rest of the world…
- 18. Fingers and Toes · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 18How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now? So many huge emotional shifts are happening in the “Fourth Trimester”. We talk about…
- 17. Milk · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 17Milk. However it comes its a vital source of life. India Rakusen explores it’s various forms and the history and politics that have shaped the way we view how we feed our babies…
