Articles by Jessica Offer

Safety

The ONLY time water is safe for kids: Tips to keep children safe from drowning

Learning and Development

Maggie Dent has a brilliant tip for helping kids share

Family

The play-time blues: How SMF changed the way I spend time with my children

Learning and Development

Maggie Dent: 3 ways mums can get little boys to listen

Baby Names

If you’re happy and you know it: 20 of the happiest baby names

Preschool

5 reasons four-year-olds are fabulous

Learning and Development

Teresa Palmer says her 4-year-old son was the target of some nasty bullying

Episotomy versus natrual tearing - which is better?

Birth

Fear of labour and birth: Does the language we use really matter?

Toddler Essentials

The “red chair trick”: How to set boundaries for a breastfeeding toddler

Family

“Motherhood has never robbed me of anything”: Why I love being a young mum

Birth

How hiring a midwife helped me have three incredible home births

Wellbeing

Why I’ve stopped trying to be everyone’s everything

Dad helping during labour and birth

Birth

Vaginal examinations aren’t the only way to tell how your labour is progressing

Behaviour and Discipline

5 creative ways to convince your toddler to take a bath

Pregnancy Health

Preventing pelvic floor injuries during labour: Kegels aren’t the only way

Products

Scruff-a-Luvs: The latest toy craze is being praised for a very special reason

Family

6 times my preschooler has gotten away with things I never could

Family Health

My Health Record: The pros and cons of storing health records online

Newborn

5 myths about children that many new parents believe

Family

6 things I’ve become faster at since having kids