Working Parent Workshops

26% of working mothers found the support of colleagues who had recently gone through maternity helpful as they returned to work*.

Support to working parents is not just measured by generous maternity packages and childcare benefits. Support can also come from managers, peers and HR depending on how these relationships are handled.

Sharing challenges and fears

Employees going through maternity and parenthood tend to struggle to find someone to share these challenges with and explore the solutions. Often they fear sharing such challenges, believing that this could have a negative impact on their career.

We believe unproductive isolation of working parents can easily be avoided with the right support. Organisations can offer effective opportunities for working parents, by putting fellow colleagues facing similar issues and challenges in contact with one another.

Workshops available

Career workshops

• Planning for Maternity – pre-leave
• Return with Confidence and Focus – during maternity leave as part of a Keep-In-Touch (KIT) Day or upon return
• Maternity Return Booster – within a few months of return
• Confident Working Mothers
• Embracing Flexible Work

Parenting workshops

• First Aid for Parents
• Finding the right childcare for your child
• Finding the right school for your child
• Parenting Skills
• Being the best father you can be

The workshops can be most effective when combined with Maternity & Childcare Consultancy & 1:1 Maternity Coaching.

Why parents value our workshops

• All our trainers are experts in their field
• They can fit into a lunch-time session or half-day
• A wide range of topics are available
• Group work fosters peer support and the exploration of constructive and effective solutions

Why employers value our workshops

• 12 to 15 participants can benefit from a single programme
• We offer competitive prices
• We speak to working parents daily and use this interaction to build programmes that specifically address their challenges and concerns
• We develop bespoke programmes tailored to meet the expectations of each of our clients
• Our workshops are highly interactive, encouraging each participant to pro-actively engage with each programme
• The workshops can be combined with our coaching or childcare services to meet your employees' individual needs.

* 2009 NCT Survey on The Experience of Women Returning to Work after Maternity Leave in the UK