What do you know about the microbiome? Here are the Baby Biome Parenting Science Gang's top facts: Your gut health could impact the health of the rest of your body in many ways. You are not sterile! You are carrying around…
Welcome to Parenting Science Gang, Dr Nigel Field and Prof. Peter Brocklehurst. Please could tell us a bit about yourselves and what the Baby Biome Cohort Study is about? Nigel Field: I’m Nigel Field. I’m a public health doctor and researcher…
We were joined by Dr Ellinor Olander to talk about the services offered to pregnant woman with a high BMI and how effective they are. Image by Ryan Franco Ellinor: Hi everyone, thanks for inviting me to this Q&A. I…
My name is Lauren Spinner. I am a Developmental Psychologist and my research focuses on children’s gender development. I’m particularly interested in how children come to understand gender norms and how/why children are motivated to conform to them in terms…
Welcome Graham Andre of "No More Boys and Girls"! Graham Andre: Evening everyone, I am a Year 4 teacher working at Lanesend Primary on the Isle of Wight, this is my 6th year of teaching, before that I was a…
Last week we enjoyed a chat with Professor Zoe Knowles about the value of active play outside: Image: Scott Webb Hello, I am Professor Zoe Knowles I’m a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist; Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)…
Sandra Mathers of the University of Oxford Department of Education joined us last week to talk about quality in nurseries and pre-schools. Sandra has a background in primary teaching and her research is focussed on improving local and national education policy. Image:…
Jenny: Hi! I’m Jenny McGlothlin, a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) specializing in the evaluation and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with feeding disorders and extreme picky eating. I’ve been working in this area of specialty for 17 years- since I…
In our chat this week, the Breastfeeding and Healthcare Experiences group decided their topic and also had a think about specifics: What exactly would we do? What numbers would we aim for, what techniques would we use, and so on? This blog post…
We were joined by Clare Murphy of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to talk about the problems encountered in pregnancy by mothers with a high BMI. Image: Rafael Praia CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Hi Clare, great to have you here, thanks for…