👧🧒 Kids’ Camp at TS 2026 is back!
Attending TS 2026 with kids? Kids’ Camp is for children 6 months–12 years, and registration is now open 🎉
👉 Learn more and register here:
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#SIGCSE #KidsCamp #AcademicParents #ParentFriendly #STEMKids #ComputingEducation
Over a third of mothers in STEMM experience maternity bias, and fathers who share caregiving face stigma too. Follow our #BreakTheBiasSTEMM campaign to raise awareness & push for change–so no one has to choose between family or career. #MotherhoodPenalty #WomenInSTEMM #AcademicParents
Meet #SciDad Andrew Myles- Director of R&D @NRC_CNRC & dad of 4. He challenged traditional norms by taking extended parental leave. “I see firsthand how often young professionals are forced to make difficult choices between caregiving and career advancement.” #AcademicParents
👕 Just dropped: merch that celebrates #FathersWhoCare. For the dads in STEMM who show up at home & in the lab. All proceeds fund our work to create a more equitable future for caregivers. Shop now to support our mission: www.mothersinscience.com/shop
#AcademicParents #SciDad
We're turning 6! 🎉 As we celebrate our anniversary, we're excited to be launching a major initiative with our partners. Stay tuned for the launch on Monday 16th! #FathersWhoCare #AcademicParents #ParentsInScience
Over a dozen 9 year old & younger kids around a sandbox with a large papier-mâché volcano in center.
A Geo-Paleo-BINGO card with boxes for Fossil Dinosaur Bone Gypsum Rosettes Apatite Rose Quartz Pyrite Brachiopod Fossil Jasper/Agate Arrowhead (yes one archaeology find, & I did explain differences btwn geology, paleontology, & archaeology to kids) Ammonite Fossil Pumice
Dig Into Rocks & Fossils pocket booklets for kids to ID their finds (they got to keep the booklets & finds)
Remembering the time I threw a geology-paleontology themed Bday party for the kids. Filled a kiddie pool with sand, real fossils & rocks, then had the kids dig & ID their finds for Geo-Paleo Bingo. Ended by exploding a giant Coke & Mentos volcano at the dig site. 😅 #AcademicParents
That feeling when you discover the park near you with the best playground has opened a new storage shed cafe with toilets and a Lego table #happy #academicparents #mumlife
He does! Also, who wants a grown up sized one for their next meeting/conference? 🙋🏼♀️
#fridaypuns #academicparents #axolotl
Happy new year! Although I have to improvise a bit as school is closed, my year is starting well with proofs for our new article that got published on NewYears eve 🎆👇! #WomenInScience #AcademicTwitter #ResearchLife #SciMom #ParentsInScience #ScienceParents #STEMParents #AcademicParents
Sick children = no productive work… it’s a beautiful time when they are little but also VERY challenging when combined with an academic career #tired #academicparents #carework
Diese #ichbinhanna arbeitet dann heute Nacht. Der Kindergarten konnte heute keine Betreuung anbieten. Nicht genügend ErzieherInnen. #academicparents
This is what homeoffice sometimes looks like, when one kid is at home sick, the other is at home because daycare closed (staff is sick). Trying to already do some work while it's my turn with entertaining & household.
#Momademia #AcademicParents #WomenInSTEM
I turned 48 today. I’ve anticipated this age for many, many years, as it’s the age I become an empty nester.
Now that I’m here…😭😭. It really is the "longest, shortest time!!
#academicmama #academicparents #longestshortesttime
Huge Fail: confetti spray (Big regrets).
For tomorrow I’m planning on including more physical activities, like dancing and biking.
What did other #academicparents do during #covidconfinement that was fun&creative?
