About this season
From nature to nurture, this docuseries explores the groundbreaking science that reveals how infants discover life during their very first year.
Episodes (6)
1. Love
10.0Aired 21 February 2020 • 54 min
The biology of bonding unravels to reveal how caregiving, social interaction and stress can physically change both parent and newborn.
2. First Food
Aired 21 February 2020 • 53 min
Proving babies truly are what they eat, researchers discuss how breast milk, iron and microbes can enrich, nourish and protect offspring.
3. Crawling
10.0Aired 21 February 2020 • 49 min
From how they grow to how they go, three scientists find out that crawling is much more than just a transitional phase.
4. First Words
10.0Aired 21 February 2020 • 51 min
Experts examine the rhythm and flow of language and explore how babies break down linguistic beats before they know how to speak.
5. Sleep
10.0Aired 21 February 2020 • 46 min
Researchers delve into sleep, a dynamic time for babies, with studies on twitching, apps and naps.
6. First Steps
10.0Aired 21 February 2020 • 46 min
Scientists venture into the ways that walking changes a baby's world and unveil findings on neonatal reflexes, skeletal development and talking.