Alison Pike

Professor of Child & Family Psychology, mother of two, parenting coach, occasional blogger.

[Alison Pike @ali_pike]

Pregnant with your second child, or know someone who is? We're looking for participants for a study led by Prof Ali Pike, from Ch 4's The Secret Life of 4 and 5 Year Olds. This research could help parents cope with family changes when welcoming a sibling: https://t.co/oprX44oHTG

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This fabulous segment is about OUR study!😀

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Check out this news story about our Sibling study: Arrival of the Second-born! The clip starts at 17:33:
https://t.co/Z0nFp24DCS

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Please retweet! We are inviting mothers expecting a 2nd child to participate in a study about this important family transition. 1st born needs to be 24-42 mos at due date, and family living in Sussex. Please email [email protected], or tel Prof Alison Pike on 01273 877288.

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@gretchenrubin Totally true. Water only. Anything to promote eating actual food!

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@gretchenrubin Bear Town!

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@GovTutor Good point! Lots of children do have positive reactions. And most have a mixture of positive and negative. Kids are so different to one another, it's always risky to generalise!

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Hip hip hooray!

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It just took me an hour to figure out how to put a logo in the twitter header. This does not bode well for getting new web site up & running.

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Ideal Saturday delivery. https://t.co/g3Tcx8JIBD

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Caught by the VC as Prof McGonagall! https://t.co/xnDHq2JLm7

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Round 2! Final decision time. Vote now to have your say. https://t.co/t9Bgk4bwre

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I need help choosing a winning design on 99designs. Vote now to have your say. https://t.co/DkBYxa8hLp

[pippa @storyofmum @storyofmum]

"A huge barrier for mamas taking time out for themselves is guilt. The voice in our head says that we should... https://t.co/PbjgrcBI5I

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@gretchenrubin With friends. But only just (she types while relishing early morning coffee alone).

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@gretchenrubin 10 mins early, every time! #norushing

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This monday there’s a debate on health and social care. .@CarolineLucas please can you make sure you’re there?

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Love this! https://t.co/yPySk8SNiU

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'The boys are being laughed at, the girls aren't' Psychologist @ali_pike summing up attitudes to roles for girls and boys to adaopt #slo5yo