How to explain a fracture to a child: Q&A with Mr John Nixon, Orthopaedic Surgeon at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. In this short article JackNDrBetty blog are meeting with our dear friend Mr John Nixon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Mr Nixon will help us understand what a fracture is, how […]
Hi Pavlos, Q can you tell us what you do in simple words? P: I am a physician that treats patients with cancer. And I am also a scientist that runs a research laboratory testing new therapies for cancer. Q what is cancer? P: Our bodies are made of tiny building blocks called cells. We […]
Q&A challenge with Dr Nigel Packham JackNDrBetty blog meets Dr Nigel Packham, Associate Director safety NASA, who discusses risk and safety in simple words, but also shares fun space stories! Enjoy! Hi Nigel. Thank you so much for taking our Q&A challenge “if you can’t explain it to a 6y old, you don’t understand it […]
A Q&A with Philippa Wiseman, mom, disabled activist, and researcher in disability studies at University of Glasgow. JackNDrBetty Blog meets with our friend Philippa Wiseman in a Q&A on how we can talk to children about disability and equality. Q: You are a mum of two and a researcher! Can you tell us a bit […]
Q&A with Professor Alec Morton. JackNDrBetty blog is challenging experts in a various areas to explain their topic of research and expertise to children. Aim is to familiarise children with complex concepts in an age appropriate way they will find simple and easy to understand. Alec Morton, Professor Management Science, Business School at StrathClyde University […]
A few tips to setting healthy parental boundaries and help your children By Vado Sidi, paediatrician and counsellor What is family? Family is a psychosocial system with rules, goals, structure and dynamic interactions. It is a system, where whatever happens in one part of it, all the other parts are affected. Think of the family […]
Parents who care, Children who care. By Dr Ioanna Nixon Saturday evening and watching WALL-E with my kids. They were talking about climate change at school and this movie seemed indirectly relevant…The movie is about a wee robot, called WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class. He is unique as he is the last […]
Q&A with Elke Thompson By Dr Ioanna Nixon When Jack Wee Rabbit and Dr Betty stories were born, I made a commitment. Commitment I would bring my knowledge and experience as a doctor, and as a resilience coach, as well as my deep and broad network to talk about sensitive matters related to a child. […]
Dr Ioanna Nixon, MPH, PhD, FFMLM, FRCR Consultant Oncologist and Executive Coach “Mom, can I tell you what happened at school today? Z sprayed me in the eyes with her perfume in the library” “X keeps calling me names in the playground. I am stupid he says. An idiot. Am I an idiot? He also […]
Written by Dr Ioanna Nixon “What is karate?, asked wee Jack.Karate is a way of being and understanding oneself, Dr Betty said. I will tell you why…” I thought I should write a blog about martial arts, especially karate, as this is what I am learning with my kids. I think this blog is timely […]