The Good Childhood Inquiry will consider evidence on six themes that will help shape our thinking about childhood today: family, health, friends, values, lifestyle and learning.
These themes will help us to focus on children and young people as individuals and the relationships and influences that shape their lives.
Friends
We will look at how children and young people interact with their peers, and explore the activities and relationships that give them pleasure and meaning. We will consider how friends influence their behaviour and aspirations in positive and negative ways.
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Family
We will look at the family and the relationships that shape children and young people's lives. We will ask how families can be supported to provide a loving, supportive and stable environment in which children and young people can grow.
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Learning
We will look at the different ways in which children and young people learn, alongside the quality and purpose of their education. We will explore how children develop and socialise, how they acquire skills and knowledge and form attitudes and aspirations.
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Lifestyle
We will consider children and young people's place in the material world, their growing role as consumers, and the attitudes and values that shape the way they choose to live their lives. We will also consider how new technologies have changed the things that children and young people do, the spaces that they inhabit, and the ways in which they communicate.
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Health
We will focus on children and young people's health, personalities and behaviours. We will consider their sense of self and worth, and how they feel about themselves. And we will ask how they can be supported to adopt behaviours that are good for their present and future well-being.
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Values
We will look at how children and young people form values, beliefs and faith, and find meaning and a sense of purpose in life. We will ask how they view the world and those around them, and how the world views them. We will look at their attitudes towards difference, and their acceptance of others. And we will consider how they can be supported to develop a sense of wonder, and a sense of responsibility for others, and to participate in social, cultural and political life.
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