📣 When children are in healthcare settings, play can be a powerful tool for communication & care. Hear more on current research & policy from expert speakers at our 'Just' Play? symposium with Starlight. 🗓 23rd March 2023, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/just-play-a-…

🧸 Our fifth "Just play?" symposium speaker will be Kelsey Graber from PEDAL Cam. Her talk will explore children's perspectives and experiences of play during their hospitalisation. Book your slot: eventbrite.co.uk/e/just-play-a-… #JustPlay

📣 We're extremely excited to announce that our Playful Learning Zone is back for 2023 as part of this year's Cambridge Festival programme! 🗓 Saturday 25th March, 10am-1pm Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Find out more 👉 pedalhub.net/news-events/ev…

📣 Our #ZtoAofPlay series is back! 🧸 In this #PlayPiece Kelsey Graber highlights that play can happen anywhere, even in the midst of a global pandemic.

📚 Book sharing is a great way to support children's language skills & social and emotional development in the #EarlyYears. Find out more about the #PlaytimewithBooks project on our website 👉 pedalhub.net/projects/item/…

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1/ 🧵 As we count down to the return of our Playful Learning Zone at this year's Cambridge Festival, take a peek at what we've got in store... 🗓 Saturday 25th March, 10am-1pm Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge More details here 👉 pedalhub.net/news-events/ev…

3/🧵Learn more about the magic of book sharing from our #PlaytimewithBooks team! 📚 As Tilly and Aliff Aiman explain in this #PlayPiece, book sharing is an interactive way for parents & children to explore books & spend quality time together 👇 pedalhub.net/play-pieces/po…

Spreading the word about our Early Years Library. Lots of talk about #earlyyears evidence-in-practice #SRCD2023 PEDAL Cam

🌟NEW!🌟A child’s earliest years are the best chance to lay strong foundations for good mental health UNICEF UK & PEDAL Cam have launched a toolkit to support local areas to ensure more babies & young children are healthy & happy now, and in the future 👉 unicef.uk/EYMH-toolkit

🧵Our new toolkit with UNICEF UK highlights the need for a whole-system approach to supporting #MentalHealth in #EarlyChildhood. It includes guidance on key concepts, like this socio-ecological model, to help lay the foundation for joint local action👇 unicef.uk/EYMH-toolkit

Are you looking to start a career in the Education sector but: - Don't know where to begin - Unsure of which jobs suit you - Don't know where to find open roles - Feel nervous to apply, let alone prep for an interview - Not clear on how to draft emails to orgs This is for you.

Play can be a powerful tool for helping children face uncertainty - but what about adults? In this new retrospective analysis, a group of PEDAL Cam researchers reflect on how they adopted a #playful mindset to cope with the challenges of the pandemic 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A real joy collaborating with Susie Bower-Brown on my 1st qual paper exploring the experiences of elective co-parents (individuals who come together outside of a romantic relationship to parent together, aka platonic parenting or parenting partnerships) Developmental Psychology in Education Centre for Family Research Wellcome

Different professionals can use different words to describe #ChildrensMentalHealth in #EarlyChildhood. Our toolkit with UNICEF UK has frameworks and activities to help build a shared understanding as the foundation for joined-up action. 👇 unicef.org.uk/campaign-with-…

Middle Earth or Cambridge?🧝🏼‍♀️

Moomins and Mental Health at #WAIMH2024