Tag Archives: Parenting

Smart time management for the overwhelmed postdoc

Posted on April 4, 2023 by lembrechtsjonas

Look, I am an ambitious young scientist, but I don’t want to be swamped by work. Witha young family, I know all too well how challenging it can be to juggle work and personal responsibilities. I dream of doing all … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Academia, Father, Parenting, Postdoc, Science, Time management, Young kids | Leave a comment

Nights with a baby: is it all about perception?

Posted on August 31, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

EDIT: baby 2 wants me to publicly apologies as I made a mistake in the calculations with her data (for the R-people, as.POSIXct got me). Post now updated! This summer, we doubled the sample size of our offspring experiment. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Father, Fatherhood, Parenting, Science | 3 Comments

A fresh look on nature

Posted on September 21, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Introducing the world to a child gives conflicting feelings. On the one hand, there is a feeling of doom: how do I dare adding another child to this deteriorating world, without asking her if she wants to live in it … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Baby, Biodiversity, GR, Hiking, Nature, Nature photography, Natureornot, Outdoors, Parenting | 3 Comments

How are the nights?

Posted on January 16, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Oh, how often comes that question: ‘And… how are the nights?’ Since Zoyla has been born, there has been a spark of interest into our sleeping habits, often accompagnied by worried looks for growing bags under my eyes. I could … Continue reading →