Hi, I’m Jen.

I never saw myself as a mother. I don’t really ‘do’ nurturing – at least not of things that have a lot of needs and can’t be reasoned with.

I looked to scientific research to fill the gaps in my parenting instinct, and was surprised to find that most online resources cite one study on a topic and then give you five 'tips' to implement it - without first examining whether the topic is even something we should be worrying about in the first place!

Frustrated by what I found, I created the resource I wished was already available:

I look across the body of research, not only at the latest study.

I don't accept ads, so I'm accountable to no-one.

I point out the limitations of scientific research, as well as its strengths

I go beyond the science to see how the research informs (and is informed by) our culture, acknowledging biases and privilege where I find it - in myself as well as in the research

I hope you'll join me on this parenting journey!