ParentWorks | Thrive
Coaching for Working Parents at Every Stage
Protect your organisation from the hidden costs of burnout, disengagement, and talent loss.
Working parents face complex and ongoing challenges throughout their careers - not just during the return-to-work phase. Without the right support, organisations risk losing skilled employees, facing rising absenteeism, and experiencing stalled progression within key talent pipelines.
This one-to-one coaching equips working parents to manage the competing demands of career and family life - safeguarding both individual wellbeing and business performance.
How the Coaching Works
This programme is made up of six one-to-one coaching sessions, delivered bi-weekly over approximately three months.
This recommended timeline provides parents with regular support to address the ongoing challenges of balancing work and family life, while creating space for reflection, action, and meaningful progress between sessions.
Coaching is fully tailored to the parent’s stage of life and career, but typically covers topics such as:
Managing workload and family commitments sustainably.
Maintaining wellbeing and resilience to reduce burnout risk.
Clarifying career goals and overcoming mindset blocks.
Building confidence to thrive in both professional and personal roles.
We can adapt this timeline to meet the needs of both the parent and your business.
Add-On: Leadership Coaching for Managers of Working Parents
For organisations looking to maximise the success of working parents at every stage, we recommend combining parent coaching with leadership coaching for the parent’s direct line manager.
This programme includes three one-to-one coaching sessions for leaders, designed to strengthen their ability to effectively support working parents within their teams.
Recommended Timeline:
Session 1: Early in the parent’s coaching journey (e.g., within the first month) to help leaders proactively identify and address support needs.
Session 2: Midway through the parent’s coaching programme. Focused on reviewing progress and refining leadership behaviours that foster inclusion, wellbeing, and performance.
Session 3: Toward the end of the parent’s coaching programme. A reflective session to ensure long-term strategies are in place for both the parent and the wider team.
Coaching outcomes include:
Increased confidence in leading parents through the challenges of career and family balance.
Strengthened empathy and communication skills to foster inclusive, high-performing teams.
Actionable leadership strategies to improve parent retention and engagement.
Flexibility
While we recommend aligning the leadership coaching timeline with the parent’s coaching journey, this programme can be adapted to meet organisational or individual leader needs.
Coaching outcomes include:
Increased confidence in leading parents through the challenges of career and family balance.
Strengthened empathy and communication skills to foster inclusive, high-performing teams.
Actionable leadership strategies to improve parent retention and engagement.
Let’s help your leaders and parents thrive - together
Book a call to explore how coaching can transform the way your organisation supports parents - and strengthens your business.