Earlier this month, PSG headed off to the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) Conference in Manchester to share the results of some of our research. Our Director, Sophia Collins, gave a presentation about co-producing research with parents, while four of our…
The second in our series of podcasts gives you the chance to eavesdrop on the Results Fair at our Final Event in November 2018. The Results Fair was opened by Katherine Mathieson, CEO of the British Science Association, and features…
“George always hated sand – he just refused to touch it,” says Janene, of her son, aged 5. “He would also not walk on wet grass (he screamed if he had to), hated getting his hands wet or dirty, and…
Image: David Goehring (CC by 2.0) The Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang are a group of parents of children who, for various reasons, have difficulty developing an interest in eating. These children are often highly selective in the variety and quantity of…
Surprising insights into reflux and multiple potential journal papers! If you've got 3 minutes, you can catch up on the progress of Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang by having a look at the poster that they made for our Final…
The PSG Final Event #parentsdoscience Parenting Science Gang is funded by Wellcome for a two year period and we’re coming towards the end of our project. Over the last 21 months, our 2000+ citizen scientists have achieved amazing things. They've created…
We can't wait for our Final Event this weekend. Here's a sneak peek at our schedule. Our keynote Welcome speech will be by Dr Alice Jones, Director of Goldsmiths University Unit for School and Family Studies. She will talk about what Parenting…
In February last year, Parenting Science Gang opened its doors and four groups of parents stepped up to the challenge of doing to some real science about the issues that parents care about most. Since then we've had another four groups join…
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)…
What happens when you gather together a group of parents who support children who avoid food? You discover that they have a lot of questions! Our members’ children have a wide range of issues including extreme selective eating (eating only…