Catherine Ball Title: Freelance journalist Education: Newcastle University Location: Sheffield, England Catherine Ball is an experienced journalist and copywriter. As a parent to 4, Ball specializes in parenting content and has written for a number of prominent parenting publications including Mother & Baby, MadeforMums, Parents.com, and Mush as well as national newspapers and magazines. Experience Ball works with parenting brands to raise their profile and improve customer engagement with interesting, informative, and relevant web copy, blog posts, and articles. Education Ball graduated with a bachelor of arts, English language and literature degree from Newcastle University. About Parents Parents, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for trustworthy, empathetic, and supportive information and inspiration for your families. We reach 9 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists, fact checked, and reviewed by our Expert Review Board for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.