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PEDAL’s new report for The Centre for Emotional Health

24 February 2025

Our new report investigates how employers’ can support parents’ emotional health and their parenting.

Innovative approaches to support language development and the home learning environment

3 December 2024

In this PEDAL Conference 2024 recording, Prof Jenny Gibson presents her research findings that demonstrate the connections between a high-quality early language and communication environment in the home and children’s later school readiness and literacy outcomes in key stage 2.

Innovative ways to use technology to support parent-child interaction

3 December 2024

In this PEDAL Conference 2024 recording, Rob Hughes presents Tandem - a ground-breaking app which uses AI to support active engagement between parents and children, and Eloise Stevens and Nesta's Lauren Liotti and Zhen Rao talk about PEDAL’s Playtime with Books programme.

Innovative approaches in the development of parenting support: Moving beyond manualised programmes

3 December 2024

In this PEDAL Conference 2024 recording, Dr Beth Barker presents The Golden Threads project and Dr Caroline White talks about Invest in Play.

What is a common elements approach?

27 November 2024

This short animation explains what a common elements approach is, and why PEDAL are using it in our research.

Designing Evidence-Based Parenting Support for Impact at Scale

22 October 2024

In this PEDAL Conference 2024 keynote, Louise Bazalgette speaks about the scale of the challenge in closing the gap in early years outcomes in the UK.

Universality without Uniformity: Appreciating High-Quality Practices in Low-Resource Settings

22 October 2024

In this PEDAL Conference 2024 keynote, Professor Junlei Li speaks about the power of everyday interactions in early childhood.

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The therapeutic powers of play: play therapy as a mental health treatment

5 December 2023

In this PEDAL Conference 2023 recording, Siobhán Prendiville (Children's Therapy Centre in Ireland) talks about the therapeutic powers of play and highlights how well Play Therapy sits within a neurosequential approach to psychotherapy.

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Public health campaigns: supporting infant mental health through encouraging playful interactions

5 December 2023

In this PEDAL Conference 2023 recording, Margaret Gallagher (NSPCC) and Alex Spragg (Better Start Bradford) talk about how two public health campaigns supported infant mental health through encouraging playful interactions.

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A vision for happy, healthy childhoods in the UK

5 December 2023

In this PEDAL Conference 2023 keynote lecture, Helen Hayes (Shadow Children's Minister and Labour MP forDulwich & West Norwood) shares Labour's vision for childhood.

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