Her boots are made for walking and that's what they're going to do! Please do consider sponsoring our CEO this weekend

Pick me up, please! (Thread 🧵)

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 😎)

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

📣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....

📣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....

This year, I am especially delighted that our Chief Nursing Officer for England has chosen to draw attention to the vital work of health visitors for #IND2025 🌟Duncan was full of praise for their professionalism, dedication & skills👏 Happy International Nurses day from @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇

We provide psychotherapy to parents and carers in Oxfordshire who want some help to feel closer and more connected to their new baby. Getting feedback from parents we work with is the best part of our job.

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

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...

Fantastic research job opportunity here 👇🏻 working with the lovely and brilliant @ruthndwrites.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Mental health problems can cast a long shadow over a child's life. But this isn’t inevitable. We’re backing @centreformh.bsky.social advice to the Government so that every child has the best chance of good #MentalHealth buff.ly/dPgjrvp #InvestInChildhood

5 days left before we choose a winner to receive a free copy of Sue’s book. Re-post this item to be in with a chance.

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!

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!

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...

Another large, longitudinal study, this time the ECHO study, finds that higher scores on measures of early parent-child relationships are linked to better child health & well-being. #TheBig3 risk factors are Poverty/ACEs/PAIRS Study data available on request for secondary analysis bit.ly/4hnZoPq

Babies learn best from those who respond to their babbling! 👶✨ @juliaavenditti.bsky.social, @mikehgoldstein.bsky.social et al. (2025): infants form stronger social expectations when their babbling gets a timely response—even from a robot car! 🤖🚗 #infancypapers #EarlyYears doi.org/10.1111/infa...

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.

So excited to see this launched, amazing work by a great team 🙌 ctmuhb.nhs.wales/news/latest-...

OXPIP supports the British Psychological Society’s call for more investment in parent-infant relationship teams. Parents want vastly better access to advice, support & help if their relationship with their baby has gets derailed. @bpsofficial.bsky.social

New paper confirms that we haven't yet cracked the issue of finding a reliable, valid, frontline, cheap/free, quick and easy way to assess parent-infant relationships which can also be used as a pre and post measure. The search continues! Full paper out soon bit.ly/4il9ulo

On 26 Feb, Mind in Mind is hosting an event on the Still Face Procedure. This procedure has been crucial for psychologists' understandng of the relational dynamics of trust &distrust. Here is my own video on it, filmed 30 years ago. (Gosh!) @garethkthomas.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJRV...

Our Head of Training Jo Chapman was delighted to meet HRH Prince Edward during his visit to The Branch this week. We very much value our partnership with this amazing hub in Chipping Norton which does so much for integrated support for local communities.

We fully support the @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social call to Rebuild Health Visiting. Children and their families need high-quality, universally available support from conception onwards and a well-resourced health visiting service is an essential part of that. ihv.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Interested in interventions that might reduce perinatal loneliness? Read our scoping review here! We summarise the types of interventions we found in the published research, and identify some common mechanisms that influence social outcomes. #perinatalmentalhealth #loneliness rdcu.be/d8V27

What is the most beautiful sight in the world? To your baby, the answer is YOU. (Thread 🧵)

What works best during early years to improve children’s outcomes? 1. Reducing poverty 2. Protection from harm 3. Parent-child relationships This new report adds to the evidence www.betterpurpose.co/early-childh...

Great to see research of father/non-birthing partners and the parent-infant relationship. Study of 312 partners shows if they find the birth traumatising & develop PTSD symptoms, they are more likely to experience the baby as "intrusive" later on bit.ly/42FCoYz

As awareness of the importance of parent-infant relationships increases, so do referrals to our therapy service. We accept self & practitioner referrals via our website. All our therapy is free of charge, funded by charitable donations, trusts & grants. www.oxpip.org.uk

We very much welcome the Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood launching this new framework for lifelong health. At the heart of it, “knowing ourselves”, a product of ‘becoming known’ by our parents, carers & others through attuned relationships. centreforearlychildhood.org/our-work/res...

We're delighted that our CEO Karen Bateson will be joining such a fabulous group of First 1001 Days champions. Thanks to The Parent-Infant Foundation for their continued secretariat of the steering group.

Please consider a regular donation this payday to improve the lives of families in Oxfordshire. Thank you!

Your monthly gift could make a life-changing difference for Oxfordshire families. We are very grateful for any regular donation (no matter how small) that you are able to make. ​Please visit our website to set up your regular donation: app.sheepcrm.com/.../6758726c... Thank you for your support!

Could your new year's resolution be a direct debit to a charity you care about? app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/donati... We at OXPIP give hope to hundreds of Oxfordshire families every year by providing free parent-infant therapy. On behalf of Oxfordshire families in need - thank you!

Could your new year's resolution be a direct debit to a charity you care about? app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/donati... We at OXPIP give hope to hundreds of Oxfordshire families every year by providing free parent-infant therapy. On behalf of Oxfordshire families in need - thank you!

New study from Iceland finds that embedding the Neonatal Behaviour Observation (NBO) system in routine postnatal care improves maternal confidence and knowledge about infant. Outcomes assessed included videoed interaction coded using the EAS bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Make your 2025 New Year's resolution to support a cause you care about through a regular monthly donation. Oxford Parent-Infant Project gives hope to hundreds of families every year by providing free parent-infant therapy to create strong, loving bonds. app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/appeal...

Make your 2025 New Year's resolution to support a cause you care about through a regular monthly donation. Oxford Parent-Infant Project gives hope to hundreds of families every year by providing free parent-infant therapy to create strong, loving bonds. app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/appeal...

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 🧵)

Kicking off 2025, this high profile journal has a new article calling for "a comprehensive research agenda to identify gaps & actionable steps to prioritise infant & early life mental health care globally" (Fig. 1 is open-access) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Looking for a hybrid job, north Oxford? 🌟Varied role 🌟Interesting & fulfilling work 🌟25 hrs/wk, maternity cover 🌟Supportive, friendly team Apply via our website. oxpip.org.uk/oxpip-operat...