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14/10/2025

We're delighted to be working with Dr Rachel Fraser on a brand new series of 3 seminars on understanding and managing risk in the context of perinatal mental health. Sign up now for the sessions in early 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/oxpip/upcoming-training-courses-from-the-oxford-parent-infant-project-6427375

13/10/2025

We're recruiting!

Are you interested in improving the relationships between parents and their baby? Do you have training or a qualification in psychotherapy, counselling or equivalent therapeutic discipline?

Have a look at our website for more details.

Parent-Infant Psychotherapist: https://www.oxpip.org.uk/oxpip-parent-infant-psychotherapist-0

Senior Parent-Infant Psychotherapist: https://www.oxpip.org.uk/senior-parent-infant-psychotherapist

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02/10/2025

We're very pleased to share our latest newsletter, including all the latest about our team, training and upcoming AGM. https://mailchi.mp/oxpip.org.uk/oxford-parent-infant-project-june-newsletter-6426961

01/10/2025

Last tickets for Dr Pascal Vrticka who is delivering our online lecture, this Friday at 1pm. His lecture is entitled 'Attachment and Child Development: From Myths to Modern Neuroscience'. All welcome to join us! - https://mailchi.mp/oxpip/upcoming-training-courses-from-the-oxford-parent-infant-project-6427067

24/09/2025

You're invited to our 'Intergenerational Trauma' training on Friday 5th December. This is a one-day training aimed at early years professionals, social workers and mental health workers - https://mailchi.mp/oxpip/upcoming-training-courses-from-the-oxford-parent-infant-project-6426882

16/09/2025

Explore the theory and understand how to help facilitate parents' capacity to observe, recognise and understand their child's play. Join us for Watch, Wait and Wonder Training on Friday 10th October. - https://mailchi.mp/oxpip/upcoming-training-courses-from-the-oxford-parent-infant-project-6426670

09/09/2025

You're invited to our upcoming lecture with Dr Pascal Vrticka on Friday 3rd October. Last few tickets remaining at just £30 - https://mailchi.mp/oxpip/upcoming-training-courses-from-the-oxford-parent-infant-project-6426479

11/08/2025

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Sign up to support OXPIP using this easy link below on and over 8,000 retailers will make a donation on your behalf when you shop with them. All the big names like Sainsbury's, Argos, Just Eat and many more are ready to donate at no extra cost to you. Every donation helps OXPIP provide more support to parents and babies. Please sign up today:

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06/08/2025

Of course, to us the parents and babies we work with are already VIPs, but we were absolutely honoured and delighted to recently meet His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. It was part of the celebration of The Didcot Powerhouse Fund and the charitable work it funds. Our senior therapist Jane and clinical administrator Sam spent the morning chatting with other local organisations and with His Royal Highness.

Thanks to The Didcot Powerhouse Fund for shining a light on the work we do, which is generously funded by you to help parents build a strong relationship with their new baby. It's not always easy or straight forward to bond with your baby, but it's really important for you and your baby's mental health. If you think you might benefit from free sessions to support your developing bond, you can get in touch via our website www.oxpip.org.uk

06/08/2025

Oxford Parent-Infant Project is delighted to support the launch of this new series of short animations about the science of early childhood and the importance of responsive relationships.

The animations will be so useful to practitioners and volunteers working with parents and carers, to share the science of early childhood and parent-baby interaction.

Our CEO Karen Bateson was involved in their development, with a range of expert colleagues from across the UK, to ensure each film is scientifically rigorous and practically useful. She's lurking in the launch video but blink and you'll miss her!

HRH The Princess of Wales said “Early childhood has been recognised as the golden opportunity to build strong foundations for future life health and happiness. These new animated films from The Centre of Early Childhood showcase how adults can create nurturing, loving interactions with children, helping to foster social and emotional development during their earliest years. These core social and emotional skills are essential in forming healthy relationships and are fundamental building blocks that can carry us through life. That is why we want to raise the awareness of, and celebrate, the extraordinary value of everyday moments of connection which matter more than ever in a rapidly changing world"

You can find the videos here:

This series of animated films unpacks the brain science and explains key concepts behind the way nurturing interactions support the social and emotional deve...

06/08/2025

Do you work with babies and parents? Would you be interested in training to support your practice and to help new parents observe and reflect on their baby's communications?

Our Watch, Wait and Wonder course on October 10th is filling up quickly. This one-day training is for anyone who wants to help parents become more attuned to their babies in ways that support the babies’ sense of self, confidence and curiosity.

Watch, wait and wonder is an evidence-based approach which helps the practitioner focus on the quality of the parent-infant relationship, so it's ideal for a wide range of practitioners including those working in Start for Life teams, parent-infant relationship teams, perinatal mental health, children's social care, health visiting and much more.

Find out more here:

Training Due to popular demand, all OXPIP training is currently delivered online. At OXPIP we are enthusiastic about helping practitioners and professionals recognise the importance of reflective practice, and to create a space for this within their work.

06/08/2025

We've been keeping this under our baby hat but today is launch day!

We're delighted to support this new series of short films by The Royal Foundation about early childhood and the science of interaction. Our CEO Karen Bateson was honoured to be asked to be involved in their development alongside expert colleagues from across the UK.

Aside from getting to meet HRH The Princess of Wales, the best bit is knowing that people can now watch high-quality, scientifically rigorous animations which explain in simple terms how to interact with babies to help them be as happy and healthy as possible.

You can find the films here:

This series of animated films unpacks the brain science and explains key concepts behind the way nurturing interactions support the social and emotional deve...