We have a lot of questions we want evidence-based answers for! But all of our Parenting Science Gangs will design and run just one experiment each. UK Breastfeeding and Parenting Support - Parenting Science Gang (UKBAPS-PSG) have taken a big step closer…
For this week's chat, we were thrilled to have Dr Natalie Shenker, co-founder of Hearts Milk Bank with us to answer our questions about the composition of breast milk. Natalie: Good evening everyone, I’m delighted to be here! Please forgive…
Residential Weekend June kept us busy! The month began with a weekend in Derbyshire for our first Parenting Science Gang (PSG) residential. Q: Can you make a two-day training session accessible to parents of small children, including several breastfeeding mothers? The…
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…