Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang are hot on the trail of gaps in research looking at extreme fussy eaters - children who won't just eat when they get hungry. Some of these children have been diagnosed with a condition known as…
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 to find out more about what research is going on in this…
The PSG group Breastfeeding and Health Care Experiences is a unique mix of breastfeeding mothers with a wide range of backgrounds including a significant minority of health care professionals (HCPs) within the group. This group's main research project will explore the experiences…
We were the experts for this Q&A! Prof Peter Brocklehurst joined us to pick our brains. How can you reach a large number of new mothers and what information do they need to encourage them to join a study such…
Cordelia Fine, academic and author of the bestselling Delusions of Gender and Testosterone Rex, joined our Let Toys Be Toys, Parenting Science Gang for an online Q&A. Cordelia Fine: Hi everyone. To briefly introduce myself, I am an academic psychologist at the University of…
Water births, midwife-led units and surprising research findings were on the agenda for the Big Birthas' Parenting Science Gang discussion with Dr Rachel Rowe of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Image: Eric Peacock CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Rachel: Hi everyone, thanks so much…
What do you know about the microbiome? Here are the Baby Biome Parenting Science Gang's top facts: Your gut health could impact the health of the rest of your body in many ways. You are not sterile! You are carrying around…
Welcome to Parenting Science Gang, Dr Nigel Field and Prof. Peter Brocklehurst. Please could tell us a bit about yourselves and what the Baby Biome Cohort Study is about? Nigel Field: I’m Nigel Field. I’m a public health doctor and researcher…
We were joined by Dr Ellinor Olander to talk about the services offered to pregnant woman with a high BMI and how effective they are. Image by Ryan Franco Ellinor: Hi everyone, thanks for inviting me to this Q&A. I…
My name is Lauren Spinner. I am a Developmental Psychologist and my research focuses on children’s gender development. I’m particularly interested in how children come to understand gender norms and how/why children are motivated to conform to them in terms…