Events

Meet Science Mom, Kavin Senapathy

Kavin Senapathy — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:30:00 +0000

“It’s normal to worry about your baby, I assured myself as I stood in the dark, hand resting on my sleeping baby, carefully counting the rise and fall of her chest in sets of five. I was exhausted and on edge. According to the superstitious creature in my otherwise rational mind, my precious baby might perish while I slept, and it would be all my fault if I didn’t check her breathing.”

-Kavin Senapathy. “Postpartum OCD Is Real and We Need to Talk About It.” SELF (2017)

Meet Science Mom, Natalie Newell

Natalie Newell, Director of "Science Moms" — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:51:00 +0000

“Have you considered a delayed vaccine schedule?”

“I think the school should serve only organic food.”

“Stay away from GMOs.”

“You should take your son to a chiropractor.”

These are just a few examples of things that people said to me, either in the context of having my own children or when I was working as the director of a small private school. These are the kind of statements and questions that I heard, processed, sometimes mulled over, wondering if there was something I was missing. Maybe I wasn’t worrying enough?

Meet Science Mom, Alison Bernstein

Alison Bernstein, PhD — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:01:46 +0000

Rewind to July 2013: Picture your typical elementary school cafeteria with rows of uncomfortable plastic chairs filled with nervous parents of soon-to-be kindergartners.

Nervous parent: What kind of snacks do you offer in the afterschool program?

Principal: Typically, juice and a snack. Often these are CapriSun and Cheez-Itz.

Pregnant me (AUDIBLE GASP, whispers to neighbor): Those have artificial colorings, I can’t believe they are serving that to our kids.