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1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 min. 5 sec.) ; 351904486 bytes |
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The Life Series returns with two compelling new episodes as eight Australian children negotiate life in the rapidly changing world of late childhood, in the crucial few years before adolescence begins. The Life kids are part of a scientific and social experiment and have been filmed since their first year of life - the public face of a pioneering study of 10,000 Australian children.Now nine, Daniel, Joshua, Wyatt, Anastasia, Sophia, Declan, Ben and Shine - wrestle with school, divorce, illness, friends and everything in between as they continue their journey toward adulthood. Quintuplet Ben copes with his parents' separation as well as a speech impediment; Daniel helps his mum with her diminishing eyesight while trying to repair his relationship with his father; and there are big changes ahead for Wyatt, whose greatest wish is for his severely disabled brother to walk. Life throws all our other nine year-olds their fair share of ups and downs too.But how will the hurdles they encounter now, affect them later on? Scientific research has pinpointed two fascinating childhood predictors for success later in life, Independence and Creativity. And in Life at 9, our kids are tested for both.The first episode looks at Independence. Becoming an independent adult is the ultimate goal of childhood. But increasingly children's horizons are shrinking. So as the Life kids reach the age of nine, how much independence do they want and how much do they get?As the nation watches the lives of our children unfold, we ask what it is that sets us up for the greatest challenge of all... life.PRODUCTION DETAILS:An Heiress Films Production, Screen Australia National Documentary Program, developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer Naomi Just, Writer/Director Jennifer Peedom, Executive Producer Jennifer Cummins |
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Broadcast 2014-07-29 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Child development.
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Creative ability in children.
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Developmental psychology.
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Parent and child.
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Self-confidence in children.
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Self-reliance in children.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Peedom, Jennifer, director
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Friels, Colin, cast
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