About this session
Parental leave returns, childcare gaps, teenage years — the transitions reshape everything. Built specifically for the "Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces" context, this session stays concrete and respects your team's time.
Participants leave with scripts, structures and a clearer sense of what's normal.
What your people take away
- Design the NVC four-step format applied to family conflict
- Negotiate the systemic family-therapy lens — the family is a system, and you're in it
- Apply negotiating flex that actually works (and isn't just 'work from home')
- Build co-regulation basics drawn from polyvagal theory (useful for toddlers and colleagues both)
- Protect the research on attachment and why presence beats productivity in the early years
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Working Parent, Real LifeA focused 30-minute session on the essentials of Working Parent, Real Life: the real shape of it.
- The real shape of it
Covers Working Parent, Real Life, in brief.
60 minutes
Covers 1 of 3 parts: Working Parent, Real Life.
90 minutes
Covers 2 of 3 parts: Working Parent, Real Life and Tools For The Day-to-Day.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
Working Parent, Real Life
Every lengthThe real shape of it
- Recognize the identity shift of becoming a parent — grief for the old self is normal
- Know what you're actually optimizing for this year — it's usually different from what your CV says
- Spot the pattern of career compression in the first five years post-children
- Understand the research on early-years presence vs. quality time — both matter, at different ages
Tools For The Day-to-Day
90 minutes and longerWorkable systems
- Share mental load explicitly — 'who's thinking about X?' is the fundamental question
- Build one protected non-negotiable hour per week that's just yours
- Apply co-regulation — calm yourself first, the child (or teenager) second
- Build one protected non-negotiable hour per week that's just yours
Thinking Across the Arc
3 hours and longer- The longer viewUnderstand that you can come back from a career-bend; careers are longer than they feel mid-sleep-regression
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces: An Inclusion Guide
How long is Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces: An Inclusion Guide?
Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces: An Inclusion Guide runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers the essentials of Working Parent, Real Life: the real shape of it. A 60-minute session covers Working Parent, Real Life in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Tools For The Day-to-Day. A 3-hour session adds Thinking Across the Arc. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces: An Inclusion Guide be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces: An Inclusion Guide?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Building Parent-Friendly Workplaces: An Inclusion Guide to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.