“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…
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…
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…
Are vegetables really so much nastier than sugary or salty tastes? Is texture the biggest turn-off? Do we inherit our sensory sensitivities? These are some of the questions that Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang explored with Dr Helen Coulthard of De…
Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang is delighted to be collaborating with Professor Jackie Blissett (Aston) and Dr Terry Dovey (Brunel) in a research project looking at feeding disorders. But what exactly do we want to find out and how will…
Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang is looking into the issues that affect families where a child suffers from a selective eating disorder. We chatted to Dr Terry Dovey for a second time, to start to explore how our citizen scientists parents…