Recently I have been watching the rerun of “Life at 1” on ABC TV in readiness for the “Life at 3″ series as I am fascinated by all things behavioural and developmental. The series focuses on children and their development from age one and beyond, similar in concept to the Seven Up series. However this series cannot be complete without the children’s parents and siblings being involved.
I am interested in the series because I am a parent, however it is amazing what you can learn about other areas of your life from seemingly unrelated sources. This is such a case.
As part of the final episode of ‘Life at 1” the researchers measure the levels of cortisol, often referred to as the ‘stress hormone, in the bodies of the children and their parents to see how the stress of the parents … read more by subscribing.

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