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Bringing Up Baby

Series looking at the challenges of child-rearing in five locations round the globe

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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Raising Baby in Abidjan
A visit to Tony and Marie-Rose and their three children in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
22 Jun 1998,13 mins
Raising Baby in Islamabad
A visit to the Hassans in Islamabad, who buck tradition by sharing the child-rearing role
04 Aug 1998,13 mins
Raising Baby in Washington
A trip to exclusive Georgetown, Washington, to a family with three kids under four
14 Aug 1998,13 mins
Raising Baby in Palestine
How do you draw the line between politics and family life in Palestine?
27 Aug 1998,13 mins
Raising Baby in China
A visit to the fifth floor home of little Sunya and her parents in China
01 Sep 1998,14 mins