Dr Karen Bateson

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...

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...

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 👏🏻

I know it well 😊 thanks 🙏🏻

Where exactly did this feast come from? I’ll be there on Sunday and biscoff is my crack cocaine in a jar

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

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...

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.

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

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 😎)

Picture of front of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week comms pack

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

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

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

You’d need to read the original works to dig into that

Attachment Theory: The Basics This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key concepts of attachment theory, from the work of its founder John Bowlby to the most recent research within the field.　 The first...

You’re looking for the work of Mary Ainsworth and Mary Main, who established that the child’s pattern of attachment is a direct response to pattern of parental care.

www.routledge.com/Attachment-T...

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

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

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

It’s a good book, enjoy!

#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

A must read

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

Hi Eleanor. Take me in Linked In too, happy to share there. Would love to hear more from you about this. Are you ok to DM me?

Implementation of perinatal mental health screening for parents of infants in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: A quality improvement initiative - Journal of Perinatology Journal of Perinatology - Implementation of perinatal mental health screening for parents of infants in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: A quality improvement initiative

New research in Nature finds perinatal mental health screening in NICU's helps identify parents who need mental health support.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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

han solo and chewbacca from star wars are standing next to each other and saying `` may the 4th be with you '' . ALT: han solo and chewbacca from star wars are standing next to each other and saying `` may the 4th be with you '' .

May the 4th be with you. Celebrating a day when fighting off an empire bent on destroying communities seems relevant

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.