Phil Arthington

Nature-based activities for parents, carers and children (0-5) A day of sharing, learning and networking with researchers and practitioners involved in nature-based activities in the early years

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Organised by @ruthndwrites.bsky.social and @katemorto.bsky.social with @arc-yharc.bsky.social

Word of the day is ‘erumpent’ (17th century), which describes buds and blossom that are bursting forth with vigour. Can also be used of energetic humans.

Baby loss: A father’s perspective | BPS Adam Ottley-Porter, a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) and University Lecturer, opens up about the loss of his son Joshua, explores fostering open discussions about baby loss, and shares how...

Baby loss: A father’s perspective.

Adam Ottley-Porter, a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) and University Lecturer, opens up about the loss of his son Joshua, and how this profound experience has shaped both his personal and professional journey.

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In my head, this reads as “the children have eaten all the coins”.

Registration and call for papers open for the 2025 in-person day-conference 'Materiality, society and the more-than-human' on Mon 23 June at Goldsmith's, Uni of London. Keynote speaker: Prof Lisa Blackman. Submit abstracts by 7 April to: debbie.watson@bristol.ac.uk www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

We are recruiting for a study about pets during the #perinatal period. If you live in the U.K. and have #pets (#cats or #dogs), are currently #pregnant or have a baby under 1, please consider signing up! 🤰🏼🐕👶🏼 tinyurl.com/petsperinatal
#mothers #baby #postpartum #pregnancy #wellbeing #mentalhealth

Want to light up your baby’s brain? Think “serve and return.” 🎾

Much like a tennis match, serve and return entails back and forth interaction during which adult and child trade conversational (and other expressive) turns.

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First barbecue of the year 😎☀️🍔🧋🍻

The Guardian are asking the big questions this morning.

Occult Elvis: was Presley a telepathic demigod who could heal the sick and change the weather? www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...

Listening to the stories of women who have experienced child removal due to drug and alcohol use

We have listened directly to mothers with lived experience of substance use and child removal to learn about the impact it had on their mental health. For meaningful change to occur, we must ensure women’s voices remain central to the conversations. maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/trauma-...

Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X - Research Professional News Leeds says Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values”

More universities should do the same University of Leeds first Russell Group institution to quit X www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Happy 100th birthday to Gilles Deleuze. I am just discovering your work now and it's shining a million points of light in our dark world, opening a million lines of flight in my mind.

PhD Scholarship Advert: Second trimester pregnancy loss - investigation, management and care. Apply now: www.ucc.ie/vacancies. For more information, please contact: Prof Keelin O'Donoghue, PLRG, k.odonoghue@ucc.ie

⁉️ Thinking about doing a PhD, or know someone who is?

📢 We're currently inviting applicants for a PhD scholarship

💜 Féileacáin-funded project on second trimester pregnancy loss

📅 Closing date: 14 Feb

🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social

Improving maternity provision for incarcerated women in the UK Laura Abbott and colleagues highlight gaps in clinical care for pregnant women in prison and consider how best to meet their needs Two newborn babies died in UK prisons in 2019-20 and another died in...

Last year, 229 pregnant women were held in prison. Community based alternatives are essential to protect mothers & babies. Our paper published today @bmj.com highlights the need to stop incarcerating pregnant women @drtanyacapper.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @womeninprison.bsky.social

Because it's not enough simply to say concepts possess movement; you also have to construct intellectually mobile concepts. Just as it's not enough to make moving shadows on the wall, you have to construct images that can move by themselves.

Radical acceptance/delusion maybe but watching humans take care of each other through this gives me a lot of hope for the future. Even in the microcosm/my personal experience: the past 48 hours, literally all of my friends and loved ones have checked on me. Institutions may fail us, but we won’t.

📚 A new book review has just been published in Human Ethology: Milk to Menopause: A Tale of Females at the Forefront of Evolution by Brooke A. Rothamer. 🌟 Explore how female biology has shaped our evolutionary journey.

Read the full review here: human-ethology.org/article/1276...

If a hardback has endnotes it should come with a ribbon so you can keep your place there. This should be the law.

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As a resident of West LA it's important to take a moment on Christmas Eve to remember those we lost in the 1988 Nakatomi terrorist attack.

Has anyone seen the end of this sellotape?

As Jerry Cohen used to joke, next year will be about average. Worse than this year, but not as bad as the following one.

Yes, and I think I like it! I’m sure gymnastics needs this sort of push.

New article. Mobilizing queer joy: establishing queer joy studies. JJ wright and Casey burkhoder. editorial introduction to a special issue of the journal sexualities. two pieces of illustrated dried flowers are on either side of the text.

I'm delighted to share this new publication which is the editorial introduction to a special issue: "Mobilising Queer Joy: Establishing Queer Joy Studies." Please share (the joy) and help us spread word of this new area of study. @queerjoylab.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Photo from the first official APPG meeting on 29th October 2024. Photo includes: Lord Simon Russell of Liverpool, Tamora Langley Head of Policy and Communications, Parent-Infant Foundation, Leigh Ingham MP, Kirith Entwistle MP, Elsie Blundell MP, Maya Ellis MP, Freddie van Mierlo MP, Dr Kieran Mullan MP and Keith Reed Chief Executive, Parent-Infant Foundation.

📢New All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Babies launched!👶The new Group's purpose is to champion the needs of vulnerable babies & will be led by the elected officers @mayaellismp.bsky.social @elsieblundellmp.bsky.social Patrick Spencer MP & Freddie van Mierlo MP. More details 👉bit.ly/4f8Ved6

“No one knows what a body can do”.

We now recruiting pregnant mothers-to-be in their third trimester, between the ages of 18 and 45 and who live in the UK, for an online longitudinal study. For more details, see : nighttimecaregiving.study/longitudinal/

The Rolling Beatles

Why didn’t I make this playlist years ago?

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A photo of bearded youngish smiling Paul McCartney wearing a fleecy coat and there is a baby peeking out of the coat

After seeing Paul McCartney last night, I was reminded of this photo. This is what peak male performance looks like

Government needs Sure Start 2.0 to hit school-readiness goals If Labour wants to hit its target of 75 per cent of 5-year-olds being school-ready, it will need to engage heavily in early years support - just as we had before, says Anne Longfield

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School readiness is the fruit of good family and community support from conception. Including a strong focus on parental sensitivity and family relationships. I really hope a focus on school readiness is built on this broader understanding.