Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects

🌟We are looking for children turning 4 years old to participate in our study 🧸🎉 If your child was born in England just after lockdowns ended (between July 19th and October 19th 2021) you could take part and get a free Amazon Fire Tablet! 🖱️Sign up here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_89…

📚 Do you want to learn about your child’s talking and thinking development? 💭🗣️ If your child was born just after lockdowns ended you could take part in our study! 🎉 The study is online so you can take part from anywhere in England. More info: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_89…

Our friends at @UniOfYork are looking for babies with Down Syndrome to take part in their study, follow this link to find out more about the study! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🖱️Click the link for more info and to sign up: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_89…

☀️🌻Looking for something fun and educational to do with your child this summer? If your child is turning 4 you could take part in our research study ✨ You get a free tablet and learn more about your child’s talking and thinking development! 💭🗣️

🎉 The BICYCLE study has reached 200 participants 👧🧒🚲 A huge thank you to all the amazing children and parents taking part! We will be recruiting families with children born after lockdown, watch this space for more details 🌟

Families with 4 year olds born in lockdown! We need your help to learn more about early talking and thinking skills. Free tablet for taking part 😎. Please use the QR code in the video below or DM me with any questions! Please also share 🙏🏻

So excited to attend the @Booktrust summit this morning in beautiful #Liverpool (my PhD home). Representing @BICYCLE_Study. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Over 120 families have now taken part! 🙏🏻 We’re still looking for people with children born in the 1st #lockdown to help us find out about #talking & #thinking skills. Take part from home & get a free tablet 😊 We also want to hear from #schools in #London able to help out!

Great to be presenting our @BICYCLE_Study on talking and thinking skills of children born in #Covid lockdowns at the @BPSDevSection conference in #Glasgow @ProfLHenry #BPSDev2024 #SLPeeps

Vanessa Clarke @BBCBreakfast reporting on the children born in #covid and our @BICYCLE_Study #SLPeeps @CityLCS @ProfLHenry

Tune in to @Glennetal, Head of RCSLT Scotland, on @bbcradio yesterday with @botting_nikki. Listen from 2:49. The Bicycle project aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the development of talking and thinking in children. @RCSLT @CityUniLondon

You can also read the online @BBCNews article about @BICYCLE_Study @Cat_Davies @ProfLHenry @CityLCS #SLPeeps #School #Teachers #Education bbc.com/news/articles/…

Hear @botting_nikki @CityLCS talking about the @BICYCLE_Study here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #SLPeeps @ProfLHenry @Cat_Davies

Great to see the @BICYCLE study featuring on @BBCNews this morning. @ProfLHenry #SLPeeps #Teachers

Great day yesterday at our @BICYCLE_Study launch event! #SLPeeps #Covid #Language #talking #thinking

We hear from @AmitSaLT from @RCSLT the importance of early communication for later outcomes and therefore the importance of studies such as @BICYCLE_Study

And Early Years is particularly impacted by covid. Speech and language, vocabulary, toilet training, emotional dysregulation and lower general attainment. Massive impact on early learning goals. @BICYCLE_Study

Headteacher outlining the impact of lockdown on her primary school. Lots of #SEMH needs. @BICYCLE_Study

"we feel like a lost cohort...my daughter has never seen a health visitor" reflections from a parent of a child born in early lockdown @BICYCLE_Study @botting_nikki @ProfLHenry