Resources

When our study findings allow us to offer informed advice or information, we like to ensure that our research reaches parents, caregivers and educators. Here is a selection of resources we have worked on based on our recent research. 

Language learning

Tiny Happy People:  Advice, activities and resources for supporting child development with BBC Learning 

Supporting babies' language with contingent talk: Article on how contingent talk supports language learning. 

Supporting babies and toddlers with hearing loss: Advice and videos via the National Deaf Children's Society 

Cognitive Development and School Readiness

Learning scientist podcast: Emma Blakey talks to the Learning Scientists about executive function development and their role in learning

Our school readiness project: More information on our school readiness and attainment gap research with links to resources for local educators and teachers as part of a workshop we ran in 2018. 

Cognitive development articles: Articles for the general public on cognitive development research via the Conversation

Becoming a Parent During the Pandemic

Some of our team worked on a qualitative research project with colleagues in Education to understand the experiences of new parents during the Covid-19 pandemic (inspired by the team's own experience of becoming a parent during this time)!

Please see our article here that discusses this topic and our research publication reporting findings from hundreds of papers across the UK. 

Discussions on Parenting

When you become a parent it can feel like you are being bombarded with advice, but it's important to remember that all families are unique and have individual needs. In this article, Dr Emma Blakey discusses this in more detail, as well as why we should be skeptical of anyone telling us that there is one right way to parent.