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A little while ago I shared an article with three reasons you need a parental support strategy - and they absolutely stand. You can find it here if you missed it.  However, never one to shy away from going a bit deeper in conversations, I'm back with three more...

I come across a myriad of beliefs and attitudes about parents in the workplace. Plenty of good stuff of course. But damaging stereotypes, myths, half-told anecdotes and limiting beliefs hang around too. How do we really tackle it in a way that challenges, protects,...

You don’t have to be a parent to read the realities of childcare in the UK. It’s been a political hot potato, wrapped in headlines of how broken it is, how the maths doesn’t add up for parents in the workplace. There’s also a distinct lack of answers or plans.  So...

Choosing to invest in working with someone like me is a decision I know all too well. Years of corporate experiences of being sold to terribly has sat heavy with me. As I shaped my own business and what I did (and didn't) want to be when it came to working with...

Does your ERG need some TLC? It’s billed to be another area of growth for organisations in 25/26, but what do your employee resource groups* really need? (*other names are available, so please take it upon yourself to switch in for what you call them). Perhaps you’re...

What works with Strong Returns®? (and what doesn’t) Strong Returns® is where it all started for me at Power of the Parent®. After my own rocky experiences in the workplace around the delicate time of combining nursery drops, germs and a career. I knew there was so...

Imagine returning from maternity leave, you're settling into a new chapter of your career, new routines and new realities of life with tiny humans. Aside from the parental tiredness and squiggly navigation of this fresh life set up, something doesn’t feel quite right....

Picture this: two employees in your organisation are about to become parents. One is taking maternity leave, while the other is adopting. Will they receive the same level of support during these different paths to parenthood? If your parental policies revolve solely...

It’s the burning question that comes up for so many clients - WHAT do we need to measure? And whilst the immediate answer usually lies in markers you already have / keep it simple, there’s a further question we need to ask WHY are you measuring?  Is it based on return...

The truth about the magic formula behind a parent and carer strategy… The truth is, there is no magic formula. Starting strong here aren't I! If somebody has ever told you there is, or they evangelise mythical steps that are ‘the best way’ - please send them my way,...

There’s a lot of noise when it comes to supporting parents in the workplace. The headlines sharing horror stories and tribunals are hard to look away from. It’s pretty common for me and my pals on the Power of the Parent® team to hear from line managers that they’re...

I should probably start by caveating what I’m about to say with a few things. Nobody is perfect When we know better, we need to do better This is a judgement free zone Now we’ve got that out the way, let me begin… I often get emails or messages asking me about the...

There’s nothing like a poll to get an idea on what people want to hear from you when it comes to your content. So, when I popped one up on LinkedIn a little while ago it was no major surprise that ‘sharing good examples of parental support’ came at the top. This topic...

It’s story time. I’m going to share the tale of two different organisations who wanted the same outcome when it came to supporting parents returning to the workplace after parental leave. Company A have seen other organisations offering returner workshops and...

It will come as no surprise to many of you that I’ve had to face people telling me that providing support to parents and carers in the workplace is ‘special treatment’. It can go alongside things like opening floodgates and needing to treat everybody the same. Let's...

A couple of weeks ago, my pal Genelle Aldred sent me a link to a radio ‘discussion’. The note read ‘interesting one’. And let me tell you, when Genelle is sending you something, you know it’s time to have a look. The conversation was stemming from an article written...

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of collaborating with Orla Donoghue, the founder of Solas Coaching. She's an expert in supporting single, solo and co-parents in the workplace, so we took some time to chat together on how we level up this conversation and put it...

I spent many years on the side of a spreadsheet filled with a company budget to work with. It often had a backdrop of ‘where can we save some money?’ and ‘what’s actually committed and where can we cut?’. I understand all too well the pressures on many budget lines....

The conversations happening right now about supporting parents and carers in the workplace, are wild! There's heaps of excitement, creativity and hope (and yes, of course the inevitable 'tolerating' of this kind of work but I'm not paying that attention right now)....

Can you remember what you were doing back in March 2018? It feels like two minutes ago and a hundred years ago all at the same time for me! I was in the early stages of setting up Power of the Parent®. Figuring out how to support returners after my own dodgy...

There's a cracking group of line managers who have generously share their insights with me. They’ve been telling me what they want, what they really really want when it comes to guidance in supporting parents. As someone who spends a lot of time saying line managers...

National days, weeks, months. They've grown a lot over the last few years. Many that have been recognised for a long time are getting a fresh focus alongside newer moments. And my goodness they can be magnificent. Raising money, sparking conversations, platforms for...

We need to talk about when parenting (teens) and the workplace collide.  A lot of the calls to support parents in the workplace are shrouded in ‘early years’ and ‘returner’ support conversations. Then it kind of drops off a cliff. But here’s the thing – that’s...

Shwezin Win is Power of the Parent® associate coach specialising in supporting parents in the workplace, particularly when they’re parenting teens. Through her coaching practice and first hand experiences of being a parent and step-parent, Shwezin generously shares...