Why is there a social divide in child obesity rates?

Smoking during pregnancy and being overweight before becoming pregnant account for around 40 per cent of the social divide in childhood obesity rates.

The changing behaviour of mixed ethnicity children

Some groups of mixed ethnicity children experience an increase in behaviour problems as they are growing up, according to a new study.

Reading for Pleasure

This event aimed to share findings into the benefits of reading for pleasure with a non-academic audience such as schoolteachers, parents and children.

Millennium Cohort Study Age 17 Survey: Consultative Conference

An open consultative conference was held at the UCL Institute Of Education. It was open to all interested parties, including representatives of the MCS funders.

Premature babies ‘more likely’ to earn less as adults

Children who are born prematurely not only tend to perform worse academically but also appear to accumulate less wealth as adults, according to a new study.

Cross Cohort Research Programme

Incorporating seven projects, this programme explored two key themes which are both central to government policy: healthy lifestyles and the transmission of advantage and disadvantage from one generation to the next.

Majority of fathers continue to see their child after separation, study finds

More than four in five fathers still have contact with their child after they have separated from their partner, according to new research. However, dads who were more involved with parenting before a break-up are more likely to play a bigger role in their child’s future upbringing. The study, conducted by the University of Kent […]

Children with two left feet are more likely to become sedentary adults, study finds

People with good motor coordination at 10 years old tend to spend less time in front of screens – either computer or TV – in adolescence and middle-age. They are also more likely to be physically active in their early 40s.

Home moves in early years: the impact on children in the US and the UK

Longitudinal evidence features prominently in Education Select Committee’s investigation into summer-born children

Should all children be allowed to delay their entry to school, or should that option only be available to those born in the summer?

Initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study Age 11 Sweep

The fifth MCS survey took place during 2012 when participants were aged 11. Our initial findings from the age 11 survey cover a range of themes, from family structure to child cognitive development.

Long-term vocabulary benefits from ‘reading for pleasure’ in childhood

Reading for pleasure during childhood has a substantial influence on a person’s vocabulary 30 years later.