Thursday, 02 October 2008
8.30pm

The story continues for the children of The Life Series-now they are three - as they reveal what it takes to give a child the best chance at life.

Over two episodes, Life At 3 measures our group of children against the latest scientific findings on two of the hottest topics in child development - obesity and bad behaviour. The Life Series is made in conjunction with a long-term study -Growing Up in Australia - in which 10,000 children have been placed under a sociological and scientific microscope. Join us on the greatest journey of all - life.

Discover why one in four toddlers is getting too fat and what it takes to keep a child a healthy weight. Can science explain why quintuplet Ben, the tiniest of toddlers, is at risk of being overweight as an adult? Does looking into Joshua's ancestry reveal why some kids eat too much? Will Shine be at risk of becoming obese simply because she lives in a low-income postcode? A longitudinal study of Australian children has found that biology is only part of the childhood obesity story.