This program explores the changing experience of childhood over the past hundred years, examining the major improvements in the lives of children due to progress in medical science and education. The program also explores how war in the 20th century often put children in the line of fire. Among those featured in the program are best-selling author and child psychologist Penelope Leach, and Dr. David Southall, a pediatrician who works with children from war zones. (49 minutes)

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