We've been desperate to chat to Dr Wendy Jones, the breastfeeding pharmacist, since the beginning of Parenting Science Gang, and so it was with delight and excitement that we welcomed her to a Q&A last week. Image: USDA PSG G: Wow,…
Are picky-eaters doomed to long-term bad health? This is the fear of many of the members of the Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang, and so we were delighted to welcome Dr Caroline Taylor to talk to us about her research looking at…
During our Final Event weekend in York (#parentsdoscience), we invited everyone to contribute to our Hands poster that asked “What are you itching to do now?”. Anyone could write anything at any time, and so we ended up with a…
During our Final Event weekend in York (#parentsdoscience), we invited everyone to contribute to our Head poster that asked “What are you thinking about?”. Anyone could write anything at any time, and so we ended up with everything, from admiration…
During our Final Event weekend in York (#parentsdoscience), we invited everyone to contribute to our Heart poster that asked “How do you feel?”. Anyone could write anything at any time, and so we ended up with everything, from sadness to…
We were joined by some of the partners of PSG members for a busy Q&A session about dads’ mental health this week with Dr Zoe Darwin. Image: Federico Enni Zoe: Hello everyone! I'm Zoe, a Lecturer at the University of…
Confused about how much weight you should gain during pregnancy? Most of us are! Big Birthas Parenting Science Gang spotted Hannah Hartley's research poster about what mothers understand about gestational weight gain at at a conference and asked her to tell…
How can you help your kids be confident with maths? According to Dr Vic Simms, you can make a difference right from the start, so we invited her along to a Q&A to tell us more. Vic: Hi all! I’m…
Three of our PSG groups are using thematic analysis to make sense of information that they are gathering for their research. But what is thematic analysis and how do we do it? In steps Nicky Human who uses and teaches thematic…
We are a group of parents of children who experience issues with eating, and we want to know more about how eating is related to children's emotional behaviour and sensory sensitivity. We have worked with Prof Jackie Blissett (Aston University)…