by Kiana Carrington-Roberts, UK Breastfeeding and Parenting Support - Parenting Science Gang So, guess what? Turns out I’m a scientist! I know, right…who knew? Well, all those at the Parent Science Gang – that’s who! It seemed we just needed…
by guest blogger Lauren Samat from Science Aware Natural Parenting - Parenting Science Gang Wow! Where to start when thinking about the Parenting Science Gang residential?! Well, first of all, I proposed the weekend to my other half with the…
How do you create a radical citizen science project? What was the secret to Nappy Science Gang's success? Why are we doing this?! Find out in this Q&A session with Science Gang instigator and Project Director Sophia Collins. Q: Can…
by guest blogger Francesca Elver-Fiddimore One weekend in June, my family and I were invited to the first Parenting Science Gang Residential Weekend. Held near Matlock (conveniently close for us!), we were so excited to have a weekend away doing…
Dr Sarah Rose of the Staffordshire University Children’s Lab talked to us about her research on the effect of TV on creativity in children. Sarah is fascinated by children’s creativity and in particular how it is influenced by screen time. She’s…
In the early 90s, a team from the University of Bristol recruited 10,000 pregnant women for a study on the environmental and genetic factors that affect a person’s health and development. Over the last 26 years, these women, their children and…
This week we're... ... packing our bags for our residential weekend in the Peak District. 5 PSG staffers, 14 PSGers, 12 other halves, 19 children and 4 speakers are off to Mount Cook Adventure Centre near Matlock in Derbyshire. We'll be getting to…
Silke Brandt from the Lancaster University Babylab joined us to answer our questions about language development in children. Silke's research focuses on how language and cognitive development interact and she is also interested in the influence of growing up bilingual.…
How do we know that Parenting Science Gang will work? Well, we don't really. But we do know that a similar approach was a great success for Nappy Science Gang. Here's what one of the gang has to say about…