About this session
Parental leave returns, childcare gaps, teenage years — the transitions reshape everything. Built specifically for the "WFH & Parenting" context, this session stays concrete and respects your team's time. Direct, practical, rooted in what actually helps.
What your people take away
- Design the systemic family-therapy lens — the family is a system, and you're in it
- Negotiate the parental-leave return conversation with your manager — the structure that works
- Apply co-regulation basics drawn from polyvagal theory (useful for toddlers and colleagues both)
- Build the boundaries that make working-parent weeks survivable
- Protect the maternal-mental-health signals worth tracking in the first year
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What’s covered
The Reality of the Role
Naming the landscape
- Know what you're actually optimizing for this year — it's usually different from what your CV says
- Recognize the identity shift of becoming a parent — grief for the old self is normal
- Name the invisible labor: logistics, emotional regulation, scheduling, planning
- Understand the research on early-years presence vs. quality time — both matter, at different ages
Keeping It Functional
Workable systems
- Script your parental-leave return conversation with your line manager
- Use NVC (observation, feeling, need, request) to navigate loaded family moments
- Apply co-regulation — calm yourself first, the child (or teenager) second
- Build one protected non-negotiable hour per week that's just yours
The Long Game
- 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 WFH & Parenting: Strategies That Work
How long is WFH & Parenting: Strategies That Work?
WFH & Parenting: Strategies That Work runs as 60 minutes. You choose the length when you book.
Can WFH & Parenting: Strategies That Work be delivered online or in person?
It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time.
How do we book WFH & Parenting: Strategies That Work?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open WFH & Parenting: Strategies That Work 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.