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All in the Mind

The importance of play in childhoodThe importance of play in childhood

Released On: 24 Dec 2019

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Letters to Santa, why play matters, balancing time between video games and outside play.

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Claudia Hammond launches the 2021 All in the Mind Awards
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Ambiguous Loss; All in the Mind Awards; Pandemic impact on memory; Corpus Callosum
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Childhood racism and future mental health.
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Claudia Hammond asks are moods contagious?
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