Dr Sarah Foley

Cut, Colour, Connect: Crafting Family and Work Balances A creative morning of insight, reflection and discovery into work-life balance and working families.

🎨 Come along to our free creative session: Balancing Acts: Crafting Family and Work Connections. We'll use craft and drawing to explore solutions, hear an expert talk, and give you a voice to advocate for family-friendly workplaces. Sat 8th Nov ⏰ 10:00 - 13:00
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cut-colour...

Photo shows 3 Yorkshire teabags, 2 Tunnocks caramel wafers and 2 Sibling Cafe information sheets on a table.

Are you:
⭐a care experienced adult (16+years) OR the supporter (e.g. foster parent, residential carer) of a care experienced child/adult in Scotland?
⭐ free on Fri 5th Sept 2-4pm?

Come to the Sibling Cafe to talk about how sib relationships of care experienced people could be better supported..1/2

We're looking for separated or divorced parents to take part in an online study exploring family life and children's wellbeing in different child arrangements, particularly the families who haven't been through court. The findings will help inform support for future parents and children.

Do you have a parent/carer network at work? Or are you in a parent’s WhatsApp group or online community. Please share this post to help us recruit parents of 4 – 8 year olds!
Sign up for more information here: tiny.cc/PADS_EOI or email: sarah.foley@ed.ac.uk.

So much fun! Lots of wonderful talks, great discussions and exciting plans for future work #ICFC2025

It was lovely to be at the International Child and Family Conference in Bristol this week, presenting research on LGBTQ+ three-parent families, catching up with colleagues and listening to lots of fascinating talks #ICFC2025 @sarahefoley.bsky.social @maisiematthews.bsky.social

Closing today! Come join us in the developmental psychology in education team. Lovely students, incredible city and friendly team! Any last minute questions please feel free to contact one of the team

International Day of Play Get fun and free play activities for the family and help us make sure that every child everywhere can fulfil their right to play

Happy international day of play! Check out some fun and free resources here on the power of play for child development: www.unicef.org/parenting/da...

Dealing With Family Estrangement? These Books Can Help.

My wise, kind and thoughtful friend's book is now a @nytimes.com top recommendation!! So proud. If you haven't already, get yourself a copy of Lucy's book - important messages for all on the complexities of family life, not just those with experience of estrangement
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...

Are you one of the 400,000 dad in Scotland with a dependent child? Take part in the annual dads survey! Your help will enable @fathersnetwork.bsky.social inform government, public services and employers about the support dads and families need:
fathersnetwork.wufoo.com/forms/dads-s...

Sign up for more information about the ‘Sibling Cafes’ for care-experienced over 16s in Scotland taking in May (in-person/online) edin.ac/4cIYdcs. Please share with your networks!

@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social

Spring into Methods 2025 - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Spring into Methods Download Application Guidance Click Here to Apply The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science, in partnership with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, announces ...

Are you considering conducting your doctoral research online? Join our methods workshop: Qualitative research in the digital world, 7th & 8th May. The training is open to any doctoral students aligned with @sgsss.bsky.social @sgsah.bsky.social. Sign up here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...

Happy #WorldBookDay! One of my favourite things to do is read a book on video-call with the little people in my life. Reading for pleasure takes lots of forms!

Check our our 🔓 new "The three musketeers" paper exploring the experiences of LGBTQ+ three-parent families in the UK, led by fantastic Susie Bower-Brown
doi.org/10.1037/fam0...

PhD Studentship: Transdiagnostic Neurodiversity and Young People’s Mental Health: Squaring the Circle at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentship: Transdiagnostic Neurodiversity and Young People’s Mental Health: Squaring the Circle. Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.

Check out this PhD opportunity on transdiagnostic approaches to neurodiversity & mental health. Supervision is by Dr Andrew Surtees, Professor Ian Apperly and Dr Rory Devine, University of Birmingham, UK.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN472/p...

I've been enjoying meeting parents & their 4 - 8 yr olds for the Parenting After Divorce or Separation Study. Sign up or learn more here: tiny.cc/PADS_EOI. Please share this widely so we can understand the diverse experiences of co-parenting outside of court-ordered arrangements.

Instead of swiping to find a romantic partner, individuals are now searching for co-parents online. These ‘non-traditional’ families are well adjusted, with strong co-parenting dynamics & fulfilling romantic lives elsewhere. Check out my @uk.theconversation.com piece on @rbmonline.bsky.social paper

The PADS Study is exploring family life and children’s adjustment and experiences of different post-separation parenting arrangements. Please share the project details with families and organisations you know so we can gather novel information to inform future practice and policy.

To date, young children and families who have made child arrangements outside of court have been overlooked in research - this limits evidence-based practice and the support available to children and their families. PADS seeks to address this gap!

Delighted to have joined BlueSky! I'm a developmental psychologist interested in family relationships & children's wellbeing across diverse family forms and life transitions. I'm currently working on the ESRC-funded Parenting After Divorce or Separation Study with 4 - 8 y/os: blogs.ed.ac.uk/sfoley/