The Welsh commissioner for children

A brief introduction to this album.

Husband and father Calvin Wilkes discusses his attitudes to family life and living as part of a second-generation immigrant family.

Three different takes on aspects of family life involving divorce and living as a lone parent, and the positives and negatives encountered by in these conditions.

Peter Clarke talks about his appointment as Commissioner for Children in Wales and how he intends to improve children’s lives in his tenure.

A working example of a child-led school council and how parents, children and teachers can all learn and benefit from such initiatives.

Carolyn Hamilton discusses working for the Children’s Legal Centre, the types of work they engage in and the issues they face when working with children.

Gill Keep, senior policy officer at ChildLine, talks about the background and the goals of this helpline dedicated to children.

An initiative in London created to assist and support underprivileged families in bringing up their children.

Julie Stein is midwife. This track focuses on the work she expects in her day-to-day life and how policy can affect her employment and workload

Ruth Thompson, a healthcare visitor, and Ruth Howard, a representative of the childbirth trust, discuss aspects of care and work in relation to newborn and developing children.