About this session
Parental leave returns, childcare gaps, teenage years — the transitions reshape everything. Built specifically for the "Career Development for Working Parents" 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 research on attachment and why presence beats productivity in the early years
- Apply the boundaries that make working-parent weeks survivable
- Build the systemic family-therapy lens — the family is a system, and you're in it
- Protect the mental-load audit and how to rebalance it
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What each length covers
30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: The Reality of the RoleA focused 30-minute session on the essentials of The Reality of the Role: the real shape of it.
- The real shape of it
Covers The Reality of the Role, in brief.
60 minutes
Covers 1 of 3 parts: The Reality of the Role.
90 minutes
Covers 2 of 3 parts: The Reality of the Role and Keeping It Functional.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
The Reality of the Role
Every lengthThe real shape of it
- Name the invisible labor: logistics, emotional regulation, scheduling, planning
- Understand the research on early-years presence vs. quality time — both matter, at different ages
- Map your current mental-load distribution — most working parents are carrying more than they realize
- Know what you're actually optimizing for this year — it's usually different from what your CV says
Keeping It Functional
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
Transitions and Stages
3 hours and longer- The longer viewAccess perinatal mental health support early if postnatal wellbeing dips — PANDAS Foundation, NHS, MMHA
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 Career Development for Working Parents
How long is Career Development for Working Parents?
Career Development for Working Parents 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 The Reality of the Role: the real shape of it. A 60-minute session covers The Reality of the Role in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Keeping It Functional. A 3-hour session adds Transitions and Stages. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Career Development for Working Parents 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 Career Development for Working Parents?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Career Development for Working Parents 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.