“It’s our mission to empower parents with the knowledge and inspiration they need to make their own decisions, with confidence. We remind parents that they know their children better than anyone, and encourage them to trust their own mind.”
Who are we?
Trusted, informative, and empathetic – Goodto.com is the ultimate online destination for mums. Goodto.com is rated the 4th most popular women’s lifestyle in the UK and the 18th most popular in the US, according to industry experts ComScore. Established in 2007, our 15-year-strong archive of content includes more than 18,000 articles, 1,500 how-to videos, and 7,000 recipes
Powered by curiosity, backed by experts. We’re always learning, ever curious and we like to share. We aim to create content that will inspire and encourage our readers. You might be a parent, but you’re still you, and our motto is simple: Empowering parents to make their own decisions. Our expert insight, opinions and fact-based information is here to help you make decisions that work for you and your family.
Our qualified writers work closely with specialists to offer practical and relatable information on a huge spectrum of topics. From conception and pregnancy, through to labour and birth. Including baby development, child milestones, we’ve got you covered. We work with hugely talented contributors, and trusted expert verifiers – including respected midwives and doctors, and parenting experts and psychologists.
We also collaborate with a huge and diverse range of well-liked, engaging and funny Instagram influencers and content producers, to share the laughs and experiences every parent goes through. Parenting, families, and life can be hard sometimes. If you have a question, we’re here to help you answer it.
How do we test our baby products?
Our product reviews are robust, honest and detailed – carried out by parents who are up against the same life problems as you. We’re committed to making sure you spend your money on the best products for the job, anything to make your life that little bit easier. Our consumer editor Heidi Scrimgeour identifies products based on industry trends and audience insights, then she calls in samples from brands and retailers. These are then assigned to parent reviewers, who put these products to test with children of the relevant age for at least 10 days. Their comprehensive feedback is then submitted via our Google Form, ensuring the review process is fair, thorough and consistent.
Our parent-tested reviews are always uncompromising and utterly independent. We have affiliate partnerships with many baby gear brands and may earn a commission if you buy a product we recommend but this never influences editorial decisions or product inclusions. We work closely with all the major baby gear brands and retailers so we hear about new product launches when they happen and are among the first to review the latest must-have toys, items of baby gear, and parenting essentials.
Our food content
Goodto.com also offers a wealth of cooking advice and 700+family-friendly recipes, as well as how-to guides and videos. All of our recipes are created in our very own Test Kitchen by our team of expert chefs and bakers. We test each recipe until we’re confident we’re sharing the best method, so you can confident of achieving the perfect results.
We also work with some of the best food stylists and nutritionists in the industry and have built up a huge collection of recipes created by celebrity chefs – such as Mary Berry, Gordon Ramsey, Joe Wicks, Hairy Bikers, and Nadiya Hussain.
In our video series, How to Cook Absolutely Everything we teamed up with some of the nation’s best restaurateurs, and chefs, including Honest Burger’s Tom Barton, Masterchef winner Tim Anderson, and the king of pasta Theo Randall.
Meet the Goodto.com editorial team and contributors
JUMP DOWN: Family writers and parenting experts
JUMP DOWN: Consumer team and shopping experts
JUMP DOWN: Food team and recipe editors
JUMP DOWN: Health team and fitness experts
JUMP DOWN: Fashion and beauty team
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Anna Bailey, Editor
Anna Bailey has been the editor of Goodto.com since 2018. Before joining Goodto.com she was also a Features Editor at MSN UK, where she oversaw the Health & Fitness and Travel sections. Previously, she was the Digital Lifestyle Editor for the broadcaster UKTV, and Lifestyle Editor for ITV.com where she managed various websites including This Morning, Loose Women, Coronation Street and Britain’s Best Dish. Anna studied Multi-Media Journalism at Bournemouth University and went on to gain her NCTJ and NCE journalism qualifications.
Family writers and parenting experts
Stephanie Lowe, Family Editor
Stephanie Lowe has more than 13 years experience as a digital journalist, and is currently working towards an Open University course: ‘Introduction to childhood studies and child psychology. She’s worked at The Sun’s TV Mag, Woman’s Own, BT.com at Press Association, Essentials magazine, and Hello! Since becoming a parent Stephanie is passionate about empowering mums and dads to trust their instincts in confidently making their choice. Stephanie graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with a degree in Journalism and PR (2:1 BA Hons) in 2008.
Grace Walsh, Assistant Family Editor
Grace Walsh is a Features Writer for Goodto, specialising in family news, health, and wellbeing. Grace graduated from the University of Warwick in 2019 with a degree in Classical Civilisation and Italian, with a year spent living in Rome. During her studies, Grace was involved in both the student newspaper and radio station at Warwick. Writing about the issues affecting students and speaking about current affairs on her radio show. Along with Goodto.com, Grace has also written for Woman&Home, Cosmopolitan UK and culture magazine, The Upcoming.
Anne Richley, Midwife
Anne Richley is a trained midwife with 22 years of experience. Anne began her midwifery training in 1996 after welcoming her two children. She is currently working as a Matron for Community Midwifery Service at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. Previously, Anne helped to set up the Royal College of Midwives Northampton Home Birth Team in 2010. Anne has also written a number of books covering pregnancy, labour and birthing techniques including Your Baby’s First Year, and Labour & Birth.
Dr Larisa Corda, Fertility Specialist
Dr Larisa Corda is an obstetrician and gynaecologist and one of the UK’s leading fertility specialists. Larisa is ITV This Morning’s and Channel Mum’s Fertility Expert. She qualified from Imperial College London with her training taking place in both the UK and Australia. This has seen her gain an understanding and appreciation of gynecological, obstetric and fertility issues across a wide international population. Larisa’s work and research interests have been published and presented internationally. She believes in using innovative natural and mild IVF techniques.
Alexandra Stedman, Blogger
Alexandra Stedman has worked in the media industry for over 15 years, including magazines Eve, Red and Conde Nast Traveller. Her blog The Frugality, established in 2012, is now a recognised multi-platform lifestyle brand with a team of contributors and 256K Instagram following. She talks candidly And, since becoming a parent her platform has helped her to reach out to fellow mums; talking candidly about maternity leave, announcing pregnancies on social media, her experience with reusable nappies, and the best independent baby brands out there.
Consumer team and shopping experts
Heidi Scrimgeour, Consumer Editor
Heidi Scrimgeour joined Goodto.com after a 16-year career as a freelance parenting and lifestyle journalist. She has written features for various publications including The Guardian, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Red, Psychologies and Stylist. She’s was also a parenting columnist for AOL’s Parentdish and was baby gear editor of Mother & Baby magazine for six years. Heidi has taken part in various parenting debates on This Morning, The One Show and BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. She has a degree in English & Media Arts and gained a Masters from the University of Westminster.
Emily Peck, Consumer Writer
Emily Peck is a lifestyle journalist with over 20 years’ experience. Emily writes in-depth reviews and features for Goodto.com covering the latest must-have cooking appliances, baby products and toys. She has previously worked for BBC Good Homes, 25 Beautiful Homes,Ideal Home, Livingetc, GQ magazine, Techradar, Wired and Stylist. As a mum of two young kids, she has a ready-made team of ‘testing assistants’ on hand keen to help out by trialing the latest products she’s reviewing for work – be it baby monitors, kids smartwatches and tablets, juicers, slow cookers and more.
Food team and recipe editors
Jessica Dady, Food Editor
Jessica Dady joined the Goodto.com team in 2012 as Recipes Assistant following her graduation from Brunel University. She now works closely with Goodto’s Test Kitchen to create trending recipes and how-to videos. A passionate baker, Jessica spends much of her time creating celebration cakes. Jessica has also written for Honest Cooking, Fresh, Essentials, and Eat In magazine, and has previously worked with BBC, Good Housekeeping, Reader’s Digest, TV Choice, Marks & Spencers, and UKTV.
Rose Fooks, Deputy Food Editor
Deputy Food Editor Rose Fooks is an experienced chef and food writer. Having gained a Diplome de Patisserie and Culinary Management from London’s Le Cordon Bleu she began working in some London’s top restaurants, including The Delaunay and Zedel. Rose ran a food market in Islington championing local producers and cooked for a catering company that used only surplus food to supply events. She also contributed to Truth, Love and Clean Cutlery; a guidebook of sustainable restaurants in the UK.
Keiron George, Food Writer and Chef
In 2010 Keiron George enrolled at Leeds City College (LCC) to study cake decoration. Six years later he won a scholarship at the world-renowned culinary institute – Le Cordon Bleu, London, where he studied the art of French Pâtisserie. He later went on to teach the course for a year, before setting up Keiron George Cake Design in 2015. Since then he’s worked in London’s finest hotels including Hotel Café Royal and Shangri La – The Shard. In 2021 he appeared on the Bake Off: The Professionals. Keiron has written for Woman & Home, Woman’s Weekly and Woman.
Octavia Lillywhite, Recipe Editor and Chef
Octavia Lillywhite is an award-winning food and lifestyle journalist with over 15 years of experience. She joined the Sunday Mirror magazine as a reporter and stayed until she was running the Food and Lifestyle department. With a passion for creating beautiful, tasty family meals that don’t use hundreds of ingredients, Octavia is a champion of local and seasonal foods, using up leftovers and composting. Having produced Saturday Magazine’s wine column, Octavia certainly knows her Côtes de Rhône from her Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and can drink wine “really well”.
Rosie Hopegood, Recipe Editor and Chef
Rosie Hopegood is a former professional chef turned journalist with a passion for veggie food. Despite suffering from terrible seasickness, she spent several years working as a chef aboard superyachts, catering for the weird and wonderful culinary demands of the very rich and sometimes famous. She also worked as a private chef in the Swiss Alps, the Scottish Highlands, and the Balearic Islands. Later, she spent five years looking after the food pages at Reach Plc’s magazines. Rosie lives in New York and writes for Al Jazeera, Sunday Telegraph, and The Guardian.
Health team and fitness experts
Faye M Smith, Health Editor
Faye M Smith graduated from the University of Aberystwyth with a BA hons in English Literature and American Studies, before studying for an NCTJ in Journalism. With over 15 years experience in the industry, her work in natural health won her the title of the Health Food Manufacturers’ Association’s (HFMA) Health Journalist of the Year Award 2021. Faye specialises in writing about mental health, the menopause, sex and relationships and also contributes to Woman, Woman’s Own, Woman’s Weekly, Chat and Woman&Home.
Rose Goodman, Mental Health Writer
Ali Horsfall, Health Writer
Lucy Gornall, Fitness Writer and Trainer
Debra Waters, Freelancer Lifestyle Writer
Fashion and beauty experts
Paula Moore – Fashion Director
Paula Moore began her career at the age of 18, becoming Fashion Editor at just 21 and has now been in the fashion industry for over 30 years. As Future Publishing’s Group Fashion Director, she oversees content for Goodto.com, Woman and Home, Simply Woman and Home, Woman, Woman’s Own, Woman’s Weekly and Chat magazines. Paula has been nominated for a BSME Stylist of the Year award and has appeared on Lorraine, QVC and Matalan: The Show, and has worked on promotional videos for JD Williams, eBay, Evans and F&F.
Charlie Bell is the acting deputy fashion editor across multiple women’s magazines and also a freelance fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor. She bagged her first magazine job in 2009 and has previously written for titles including Woman & Home, Closer and Dare. Over the years Charlie has embraced anything that was thrown at her from styling celebrities to testing out the best jeans on the high street to writing about must-have beauty buys. Charlie is on a mission to shop more sustainably and loves finding new ethical brands and second-hand buys.
Stephanie Maylor – Beauty Editor
With more than 15 years experience working within the beauty industry, Stephanie Maylor has written for Grazia, Now, More!, Fabulous, Woman & Home, NW, Woman, Woman’s Own, Woman’s Weekly, Essentials, Best, Chat, Pick Me Up and OK! She has been shortlisted for multiple awards at the J&J Beauty Journalism Awards, and was the runner-up at the Wella Hair Journalism Awards in 2009. In 2010 she launched her own beauty blog, which was also shortlisted for Best Beauty Blog in the 2011 and 2012 J&J Beauty Journalism Awards.
News and entertainment team
Selina Maycock – Senior Entertainment Writer
Kudzai Chibaduki – News Writer
Kudzai Chibaduki joined the team as a trainee journalist in 2020. Previously, she worked as a freelance fashion wardrobe stylist, directing magazine photoshoots and coordinating the fashion direction of recording artists. Not restricted to fashion, Kudzai covers a range of topics for Goodto.com, including entertainment, food, health, and money-saving. Kudkai graduated from De Mont Fort University with a Journalism and Media degree in the summer of 2020.
Emma Shacklock – Senior Writer
