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Illustration created by children from The Children's Society Safe in the City Manchester project and artist, 2008

The results are in!

 

In 2006, The Children's Society started an investigation about what makes a good childhood. Thank you to everyone who participated in our inquiry. 

Over 10,000 children and young people provided us with ‘evidence’ (opinions, thoughts, pictures and suggestions), which was considered by our panel of experts to help them decide what makes a good childhood. They discussed the evidence, read a lot of research and wrote a book about what makes a good childhood.

Illustration created by children from The Children's Society Safe in the City Manchester project and artist, 2008
What the experts found

We've collected lots of thoughts and ideas from kids, teenagers and adults so we can learn what makes for a good life for children and young people in the UK.

What makes a good childhood video
What you said

Watch a video of children and young people's opinions about what makes a good childhood.

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