Best Beginnings

Season 2 of Best Beginnings starts 8 September. This trailer brings together six of the voices joining George this season, moving from the science shaping a child's biology to the systems and relationships shaping their everyday life. New guests will be confirmed throughout the season, with full episodes dropping from 8 September.

What is Best Beginnings?

Best Beginnings is the podcast for everyone working in or caring about the early years. Hosted by George Looker, CEO of Babyzone, each episode brings together leading researchers, clinicians, practitioners, policymakers and parents to explore the evidence, ideas and innovations shaping how we support children and families in the UK.

From infant mental health and attachment to workforce challenges and systems change, Best Beginnings goes beyond the headlines to have the conversations that matter most in early childhood.

New episodes drop every Tuesday.

Best Beginnings is brought to you by Babyzone, a national charity operating free, evidence-based family hubs across England for families with children aged 0–5.

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Homo sapiens have been around for God knows how many 60, 700,000 years smartphones and devices have been around for 20 years. Children have been brought up very, very successfully for nearly 100,000 years. You know, I rest my case

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the My Baby biome study, we found out that 90% of babies are missing one or more of the key species of gut bacteria they need for this proper immune development.

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You can be as mean as you like to your brother or sister, and they're still your brother and sister. Whereas if you're super mean to a friend, that friend will walk away.

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the median wage for an infant teacher is, is $13.22 an hour, which is $0.59 an hour less, according to the same data set that we pay dog walkers.

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parents with OCD that I've worked with have a wonderful parents because they are doing so much to care for their children. But Oakley is swerving that in the wrong way,

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It's like a Lamborghini with a lot of speed. But the braking system, which the prefrontal cortex is faulty because it hasn't developed yet. The

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one inform others in the United States, you know, new, new mothers have to return to work within two weeks of, of giving birth.

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how remarkably resilient children can be

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and how parents, even in the most difficult and challenging of circumstances, want what's best for their children.

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