ABSTRACT
The Children's Society launched The Good Childhood Inquiry in the autumn of 2006 and its findings were published in early 2009. The Good Childhood Inquiry covers the age group 0–18, and rather than concentrating on one specific area of children's lives, the Inquiry addresses six major themes: friends, family, learning, life-style, health, and values. These themes were designed to provide structure to the Inquiry's exploration of childhood. In establishing the Inquiry, children and young people were involved in a national survey conducted by The Children's Society of 11,000 young people aged 14–16 in 16 different geographic areas of England in 2005, of which 8,000 responded to our questions concerning childhood. Findings from the 8,000 young people who completed the national survey highlighted three cross cutting themes: quality of relationships, safety, and family and friends. Responses to bullying tend to focus on the role of schools and parents in promoting positive values.
