Maternity Coaching in 2010

A survey by The Lawyer Magazine in January 2010 found that 20% of the country's finest female lawyers failed to return to work after maternity leave or left shortly after returning. We find it frustrating that this figure could have been halved if more support was available for the transition from working woman to working mum.

The lack of support from employers is not necessarily a refusal to help but more a lack of knowledge of how to. Access to a maternity coach or childcare consultant for emotional and practical support can ensure talented women, who love their careers, are retained.

Since over 80% of women become a mother during their working life...

Understanding how to support them is essential. Typically a mum-to-be needs support at 4 key stages of her maternity journey:

• 3-4 months before maternity leave so that mum-to-be feels confident about handling motherhood and her career choices. We focus on career and childcare options
• 2-3 months before return to work to boost the new mother's confidence about returning to work. This is an opportunity to discuss return to work plans, flexible working options and childcare requirements
• 2-3 months after the return to work to progress check on how the return is going. We encourage mothers to explore opportunities and address challenges both professional and personal
• 8-9 months after return to work because this is typically when a returned mother will stop to consider whether returning worked out for her. This session will focus on hard facts rather than assumptions and conclude with a further career plan.

We combine maternity coaching with practical support

My Family Care is unique in offering both maternity coaching and childcare consultancy. We take a holistic approach to our clients working with existing in-house mentoring programmes and providing training and workshops where necessary.

Our starting point is always the same: making sure the mother receives the support she needs to help balance work and family, when she needs it most.

Would you like to know more?

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