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Annie Mitchell 💙💚🌈 @annieingarden.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I’ve long thought in that in UK, children are the most oppressed of all of us. “There is … something deep within the British psyche that favours age over youth, & consequently misrepresents and ignores the latter in a way that sometimes looks almost pathological.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Today’s @oxpip.bsky.social lecture by @pvrticka.bsky.social was the most exciting, interesting lecture I’ve heard in years. Pascal walked us from the origins of attachment theory through modern development, to myths, misconceptions & misuse, and finished on hope & opportunity. A masterclass 👏🏻

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Thank you Brian Wilson for giving us such beautiful melodies and evocative songs. Each track a masterpiece, immediately conjuring up golden sun and joy. There’s nothing like it. Rest in peace. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

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Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82

Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

It's nearly time to get my hiking boots on for a massive mountain walk I'm doing to raise money for Oxford Parent-Infant Project . @oxpip.bsky.social does amazing work & every £ raised will be doubled by the Big Give, so please do pledge if you can. Pledge form here: forms.office.com/e/bMjXZcdW3k

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Good luck Karen! We’ll be rooting* for you Please do support Karen if you can. All money raised is being doubled by a matched funder. (* niche pun for those who know babies 😎)

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Dr Bronia Arnott @broniaarnott.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Great to have @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social comms pack for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week #IMHAW2025 Includes a link to commissioning support toolkit parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/professional... I co-developed with the Foundation & @karenjbateson.bsky.social funded by @arcnenc.bsky.social

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📣Free webinar 📣 Join us to hear about the free @nspcc.bsky.social Look, Say, Sing, Play resources which support interaction between babies & adults. For everyone who cares for/works with babies, including parents & practitioners. June 10th 1-2pm. Sign up here: app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/events....

Information about a free webinar for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

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Institute of Health Visiting @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Last chance to join our iHV Spotlight Learn: Supporting Parents Workshop - Supporting the #Perinatal #MentalHealth of #autistic mothers and birthing parents taking place online Thu 5 June (1:30-4:00pm) ideal for the Multi-disciplinary workforce ihv.org.uk/training-and... #HealthVisiting

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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

One week left to apply for the fully-funded 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in my @soneatlab.bsky.social, Dept. of #Psychology, @universityofessex.bsky.social (#Colchester, #UK). Deadline: 01.06.2025 Start: 01.10.2025 vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... #fNIRS #attachment

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Excellent blog about high quality longitudinal studies tracking psychological distress in adults over 30 years. Only small ⬆️ over time. Peaks potentially linked to: Social media Austerity I would suggest the 2016-2018 peak might be related to deep social division caused by referenda

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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

#Attachment #MythBusting #29: Getting stuck in certain “brain or nervous system states” - especially in relation to #insecure #attachment and #trauma. 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... #neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #brain

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Reut Avinun, PhD @reutavinun.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

1/ The myth of the only child: a thread on the unjustified bad reputation of only children 🧵👇 #OnlyChildMyths #ParentingTruths #BreakingStereotypes

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

You can now get 10% off our short courses using an early bird discount code: EARLYBIRD25 Browse our courses on Attachment, Assessing Parent-Infant Relationships, Working with intergenerational trauma (ghosts in the nursery), and An Introduction to Watch Wait & Wonder at oxpip.org.uk/training

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

For #MayThe4thBeWithYou we've got a perhaps surprising amount about Darth Vader in our archive www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I had a fabulous day of walking near Thirlmere yesterday as training for the big challenge walk I’m doing in June. I could see the Solway Firth and Scottish hills over Bassenthwaite. It’s so peaceful yet invigorating.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that 1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators. 2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Claire Eason, UK artist, recently created a tribute to the #SycamoreGap tree, in Northumberland UK using light from drones in the space where the much loved landmark once stood #WomensArt

Photo of white light forming the outline of a great tree between two slopes in black silhouette against a blue starry sky

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

My second time presenting to Council Lead Members today, on Early Years & Lifetime Outcomes. On both occasions, councillors were engaged & supportive. I hope to see more councils adopting the language of “Babies, Children & Young People”. Thanks to the LGA & @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social.

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Andrew Locking @andrews-walks.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Crummock Water #LakeDistrict - Day 5 of 7 posts showcasing its beauty which will be lost forever if United Utilities carries out its plan to reduce the water level by 4.6 feet. Find out more here and sign the petition: change.org/p/stop-unite... ...please share to raise awareness

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Bluesky has gone very quiet again. I still miss the early days of Twitter when folk chatted about various interesting topics and shared knowledge across different specialities. People were mostly respectful and curious and liked a gentle laugh together.

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Like many others, it’s my first day back from 2 weeks’ leave. The gear change from holiday mode to chewing through 2 weeks’ worth of emails is a leap into hyperspace isn’t it!

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Delighted to meet my compadres in the 25-26 cohort of the Clore Social Leadership Established Leaders course this morning. I can see I’m going to learn loads from and with these folk, so I’m really looking forward to getting cracking next week.

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Peeple @peeplecentre.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Many parents think they aren't doing enough with their children, but there are so many little things they are already doing everyday - without even realising - which builds love, trust, connection & confidence. Let's celebrate and shout about the great job that parents are doing! ❤️ #parenting

List of the great things that parents are doing...without even realising!

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Your face is an endless source of fascination and information for your baby. Watching this beautiful video, shared to IG by gerookerbs, the first thing you’re likely to notice is baby’s adoring gaze and unbroken eye contact. 🧵

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

For me, these new findings are exceptionally useful for suggesting we should stop universal MH interventions in schools, and focus on one-to-one, targeted and directed interventions instead. @jackandrews.bsky.social and I argue this is more detail below doi.org/10.1111/camh...

Debate: Where to next for universal school-basedmental health interventions? Time to move towardsmore effective alternativesJack L. Andrews & Lucy FoulkesDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKThere is an urgent need to improve mental health outcomes among young people. One approach taken toaddress this problem has been the design and delivery of universal school-based prevention, based on thera-peutic models such as CBT and mindfulness. Such interventions are delivered to groups of young people, irre-spective of risk or need. However, in this commentary, we argue that the initial appeal of universalinterventions has not been supported by the evidence: universal school-based prevention is less effective thantargeted approaches, often leads to null or unsustained positive effects, has the potential to elicit negativeeffects and is not well liked by young people themselves. In addition, many young people in each classroomalready meet the criteria for a mental disorder, meaning that prevention approaches may not be appropriateor effective for this group. In this commentary, we respond to Birrell et al.’s (2025) paper by arguing that theﬁeld should move away from universal prevention and instead invest our limited resources in the reﬁnementand dissemination of interventions with a stronger evidence base, such as one-to-one, targeted and indirectapproaches.

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Want to nurture your baby’s early language? It’s really not rocket science, but it does require your time and attention. 🧵

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Parent-Infant Foundation @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Have you seen our External Opportunities webpage? We've recently added the details of a tender from Kent County Council for the creation of a new, ground-breaking multidisciplinary parent-infant service in Kent. Deadline this Wed 16/04 for registering interest. 👉bit.ly/4jpnKd4

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

There once was a time that you didn’t yet realize you had hands. It’s a funny thought, but 100% true. In fact it’s not until somewhere between 2-4 months of age that babies fully “discover” their hands. (Thread 🧵)

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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I recently spoke about #Attachment and #ChildDevelopment, including #CHATS developed with #Babygro, at 2 events organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Thank you so much again for the kind invitation. The second talk was recorded and is freely available here: pvrticka.com/presentations/.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I'm doing a #FreeGiveaway of my latest book "The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching" to celebrate its publication! Repost this message to enter. Winner announced on 10th April. UK only. #EduSky #inclusion

Picture of a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching on a wooden desk next to a vase of dried flowers. The book has a black cover with colourful fingerprints.

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Finishing my week full of gratitude: the charity sector is replete with people who are keen to help, provide advice, share resources, work together. I’m delighted to have found @acevo.bsky.social and grateful to ppl from @nspcc.bsky.social for various bits this week. Have a lovely weekend all.

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Former Mental Health Fellowship award holder, Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe, is launching a new study to improve mental health support for young parents under 25: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/support... #MentalHealth #Research @ruthndwrites.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social @ashmore1973.bsky.social

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...

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PRAMS Shuttered for Good

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

We’re giving away one free copy of Sue Gerhardt’s new book. Re-tweet the post below to be in with a chance. Winner will be chosen at random on April 8th. Good luck!

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

We have a few places left on our Watch, Wait and Wonder (an introduction) training day on May 2nd (online, £271) Learn about WWW theory and understand how to facilitate parents' capacity to observe, recognise and understand their baby's cues Info/book: app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/events...

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Disturbing. Someone just liked one of my Bluesky posts from November 2024. Except, I’ve never posted this. I’ve never had a clinical teaching fellowship at Warwick. Looks like me, but definitely wasn’t me. Not happy.

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Today, OXPIP's founder Sue Gerhardt launches her new book "1001 days: How Our First Years Shape our Lifelong Health". We're giving away one free copy chosen at random from the people who retweet one of our social media posts by 8th April. Available to purchase from today.

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

4 publications I co-authored are on The Atlantic’s database of copyrighted items allegedly used without permission by Meta to train AI. The link to the database is below. AI is such a thorny issue. Terrible for the environment + creatives, but useful for sharing knowledge & expertise. Complex.

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

It’s relationships, social fabric and nature that improve wellbeing. So let’s invest time, effort & focus in those.

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

She heard the magic words! This month I’m partnering with the UK’s Royal Centre for Early Childhood) to help unpack some of the major concepts in The Shaping Us Framework, an important new document released by the Centre to help promote social/emotional development (linked below). 🧵

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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 22/03/2025

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

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