Helping Working Parents Thrive
Being a parent shouldn’t mean sacrificing career growth.
At careers&kids, we're here to support parents as they navigate the messy, brilliant, and often demanding reality of combining work and family life.
Whether you’re returning from parental leave, balancing the daily juggle of working parenthood, or stepping into leadership while raising a family, we’re here to help you do it with more confidence and less overwhelm.
We also work with forward-thinking organisations to build inclusive, family-friendly cultures where people feel seen, supported, and able to thrive, at work and at home.
Grounded in psychology and fuelled by real-world insights, our coaching and support programmes have helped hundreds of working parents feel more capable, empowered, and genuinely supported.
So whether you're here for yourself, your team, or your whole organisation - welcome. You're in the right place.
Investing in working parents isn’t a nice to have, it’s smart business.
Improves retention
83% say they’d stay longer with an employer that offers family-friendly policies.
Boosts engagement
Employees who feel supported in balancing work and family are 2.5x more likely to be engaged at work.
Higher performance
62% say they’ve become more efficient and better at time management since becoming parents.
Stronger employer brand
71% of job seekers say flexible, family-supportive cultures are a top priority when choosing an employer.
Better decisions
Retaining women strengthens gender diversity in senior roles and gender-diverse teams make better decisions. In fact, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 25% more likely to outperform financially.
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One-to-one and group coaching for all stages of the working parenthood journey - from navigating parental leave and return-to-work transitions, to career pivots, promotions, and the daily juggle of modern family life.
Our coaching is supported by a unique toolkit; a set of bespoke resources developed from real conversations with over 200 working parents, designed to turn insight into action and meet people exactly where they are.
So whether you're an organisation supporting your people through key moments, or an individual navigating the challenges of working parenthood yourself, our coaching offers practical, personalised support that creates lasting impact.
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Impactful and thoughtful return-to-work programmes designed to support working parents and the organisations they’re part of.
We create bespoke solutions that reflect your company’s culture and values, helping employees reintegrate with confidence and get back to peak performance faster. Programmes can be fully facilitated by us or delivered by your internal teams with our support.
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Honest and practical talks and panel speaker events, ideal for wellbeing initiatives, parental policy launches and internal initiatives that support working parents.
Drawing on insights from working in this space for over 6 years, as well as her own lived experience as a Mum and Work Psychologist, our founder brings warmth, insight and practical strategies that spark meaningful conversations and lasting impact.
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We offer strategic support to organisations committed to building inclusive, family-friendly cultures. This can be rooted in insights from our coaching work with your employees - giving you real, grounded feedback from the people living the experience - or through an independent review of your policies, processes and workplace culture.
Our recommendations are practical, evidence-informed, and designed to improve the experience of working parents across the full employee lifecycle.
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Practical, engaging training sessions designed to support working parents and the people who lead them. Our workshops can be delivered virtually or in person, and are tailored to suit the needs of your team.
Whether it’s soft skills development for parents (think confidence, personal brand or time management) or equipping managers with the tools and mindset to support their team through key transitions, every session is grounded in psychological insight and real-world experience.
How we can help
We’re a small, diverse team of expert coaches and facilitators, carefully selected for their warmth, experience and varied backgrounds. With specialisms across industries and stages of working parenthood, there’s someone for everyone.
Who we are
What our clients are saying
Jessica C.
Senior Head of People
“Your Parental Leave Coaching has been transformational for our working parents and carers at Farfetch.
We strive to create an environment where our people can thrive and this program has helped us actively support those who are going through life changes and equip them with tools and techniques they can apply both personally and professionally.
We’ve had nothing but positive feedback on this benefit so thank you for helping us drive our business and inclusion forward.”
Kevin K.
Associate Director
“We’re delighted to have partnered with you. We knew we wanted to do more to support our people before, during and after periods of maternity and paternity leave - we found the perfect solution in Abby and her team.
We’ve had excellent feedback from participants and both the individual and wider team benefit from the quality of coaching support provided. We also get important feedback on common themes that Abby and colleagues spot in these sessions.
We’re looking forward to continuing and deepening our partnership.”
Sarah F.
Associate Design Director
“It was brilliant to connect with a knowledgable, working professional who I could speak with confidentially and had no connection to my company. Someone who listened, understood and who gave real world, personalised support, was extremely helpful.
I wish I could continue my sessions every month!”
