We've got over 2000 parents taking part in Parenting Science Gang. So we picked their brains on what else they'd like to research if they had the chance. Photo by Rawpixel on Unsplash Here and now Parenting Science Gang is…
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’s it like being a larger mum during pregnancy? How do the choices you are offered affect your experience of pregnancy and labour? We are a group of plus-sized mums who would like to understand more about labour and pregnancy for people…
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…
Breast Milk Experiment - The Results! You may remember that back in February, over 100 mums went to Charing Cross Hospital to donate milk for a breast milk experiment designed and run by Breastfeeding Older Babies and Beyond (BOBAB) PSG and UK Breastfeeding and Parent Support…
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…
If you wanted to find out what your child thought about jobs / roles and who they were for (woman/man) - how would you find out? This is the question our Let Toys Be Toys - PSG group have been…
Image: Piron Guillaume on Unsplash Is there a middle way between home education and full-time school? We, the Dumfries and Galloway Parenting Science Gang, know that many parents in Scotland choose for their children to attend school part-time and spend the rest of…
Our Let Toys Be Toys - Parenting Science Gang were thrilled to chat to Fen Coles of Letter Box Library recently: Fen Coles: I’m co-director at Letterbox Library (LL). LL is a not-for-profit children’s booksellers specialising in book which celebrate equality,…
The story so far: Big Birthas Parenting Science Gang are interested in the experiences that larger mums have during labour, specifically the choices that they are offered or not offered. But how to research this? Enter Dr Michael Larkin to…