Employers

• Did you know that 96% of mums say that they would like more support from their employers when it comes to combining work and motherhood?
  
  
• In addition, 9 out of 10 Working Mums believe combining career and motherhood has resulted in improved productivity, decision-making and creative problem-solving skills.
  
  
• Most importantly, however, almost 8 out of 10 Working Mums say the benefits of support in the workplace would be better work performance and increased commitment to stay with their employer.

Parent Coaching Workshops

Parentalk develop initiatives with exceptional employers committed to supporting mums and dads in the workplace.  We work with organisations that value this key sector of their workforce and demonstrate this commitment.  As an employer, you will recognise that by supporting parents as they deal with family issues, you strengthen the employer/employee relationship and build a happy, motivated, effective and committed workforce with a 'can do' attitude.  This is an ideal opportunity for you to establish your reputation as an employer that parents positively want to work for.

Parentalk, in association with The Parent Coaching Academy, delivers interactive workshops for organisations in the public, corporate and voluntary sectors with the aim of helping working parents make the best of both worlds.  The sessions tackle the top practical and emotional problems that working parents face and offer tools and techniques to help them make the most of parenthood.

We tailor specific programmes according to each company’s needs.  Popular titles include:

• How to Succeed as a Working Parent - the Best of Both Worlds
• Feel Great - Not Guilty - About Being a Working Parent
• Parent Taming - Effective Alternatives to Shouting and Other Everyday Parent Tantrums
• 7 Steps to Creating Confident Children
• I'm a Teenager Get Me Out of Here - Effective Strategies to Support your Teenager Through GCSEs
• The 7 Skills of Highly Successfully Working Dads

The workshops last for approximately one hour and are popular as lunchtime sessions.

The Parent Coaching Sessions are delivered by Lorraine Thomas, the Chief Executive of The Parent Coaching Academy and author of The 7-Day Parent Coach (Vermilion 2005).  She delivers seminars on behalf of the national charity Parentalk for the UK’s leading employers including Morgan Stanley & Co. International Ltd, HSBC, Barclays International and Disney.

For more information about hosting a Parentalk Parent Coaching Workshop,
please call 020 7921 4234 or e-mail info@parentalk.co.uk

Feel Good Not Guilty About Being A Working Mum

Feel Good Not Guilty About Being A Working Mum is an online resource for working mums who suffer from the strain of balancing their roles as parent and employee. It is part of a series of courses for parents, called Amazing People, created by The Amazing Group, in partnership with best selling author Lorraine Thomas, CEO of the Parent Coaching Academy.

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This resource is for pioneering employers who value working mums and want to provide support for them. So if you are an HR Manager, Head of Diversity or Head of Parent Support Network looking for ground-breaking initiatives for your company, Feel Good Not Guilty About Being A Working Mum is for you.  It is relevant, practical and accessible – perfect for the busy working mum with a busy life and many demands on her time.

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“We were delighted with the response from the workshops run by Lorraine Thomas.”

“It’s not a male thing you discuss down the pub.  So it was good to have a room full of people talking about issues that we all face.”