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Career Corner: Being ourselves at work
Why can it sometimes feel difficult to be open about your family or personal situation when you’re at work? Executive Coach Brad McCaw explains why truly being ‘ourselves’ can feel... Read More
Policy News for Working Parents: Fathers in the workplace
Fathers in the workplace – a year of action? Our charity partner Working Families outlines recent research and the latest policy developments aimed at better supporting fathers at work. ... Read More
Tech Talk: A mini-guide to fatherhood related websites
Are you a busy working father or father-to-be looking for online sources of information, advice and support? We’ve compiled a mini-guide to various fatherhood-related sites, ranging from resea... Read More
Parenting Tips from the Professionals
In the often stressful and distracted world that we currently live in, it can be hard for parents to find simple, fun, practical things to do on a day-to-day basis to help develop their children'... Read More
Policy News for Working Parents: The 2017 Modern Families In...
How do other parents across the UK manage their work and family commitments? Is the UK at risk of creating a ‘fatherhood penalty'? Our charity partner Working Families shares the top... Read More
An Interview with ... Dame Stephanie Shirley
Dame Stephanie is a successful IT entrepreneur turned philanthropist. In 1962, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion and made... Read More
Tech Talk: The value of kindness online and offline
Sarah Kendrick from the leading children’s mental health charity Place2Be , explains how encouraging children to be kind, both online and in person, can help to improve their emotional wellbe... Read More
Career Corner: Focused, Not Frantic - Tips on Time Management
How can we become more productive by making smarter use of our time? Joanna Norland, lawyer, author and Citymothers member, shares her top tips for managing our time better in 2017.
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An Interview with ... Samantha Simmonds
At the Cityparents Accelerator Day, newsreader Samantha Simmonds shared her perspectives on juggling parenthood with a busy career. Below, we capture the essence of her talk, as she shares her views... Read More
Career Corner: Communicating with Presence and Impact
In the latest of our coaching series of articles, we ask communication expert Carol Noakes to share her tips on how to develop greater presence and impact in our interactions at work.
Presenc... Read More
Parenting Tips from the Professionals: Professor Tanya Byron
The clinical psychologist, writer and presenter Professor Tanya Byron explains how to help children fulfill their potential. This is an abridged version of the talk she gave at our recent Acce... Read More
Tech Talk: Healthy Screen Time Habits
Managing children’s screen time appropriately during the day and increasingly, after bedtime is an ongoing concern for many parents. The experts at Digital Awareness UK share their recen... Read More
Policy News for Working Parents: Anti-Bullying
This week is Anti-Bullying Week in England. This initiative, co-ordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance aims to shine a spotlight on bullying and encourage all children, teachers and parents... Read More
National Work Life Week 2016
National Work Life Week 2016 is taking place from Monday 3 – Friday 7 October . The week is an opportunity for both employers and employees to ... Read More
An Interview With .... Elizabeth Corley
Elizabeth Corley, CBE, Vice-Chair of Allianz Global Investors, shares her reflections on combining two successful careers in finance and crime-writing with family life.
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Parenting Tips from the Professionals
Jo Jowers is a spokesperson for Let Toys Be Toys, campaigning to end labelling toys and books for girls or for boys. In her guest article for us, she discusses parenting, stereotyping and toy m... Read More
Tech Talk: Preparing children for the digital workplace
“When I grow up I want to be a ….” How can we help children to gain essential technology skills and secure a job in the digital era? At the start of Tech Week 2016 ... Read More
Career Corner: how parents can stay engaged in the world of ...
New parents returning from leave often find the transition back into the work place to be stressful or challenging, whilst parents on extended leave or a career break can quickly feel very disconnec... Read More
Policy News for Working Parents: Primary Futures
When you were at school, did you think about a career in the City? Chances are, it wasn’t top of your list. How do we help school children to understand what job possibilities exist in ... Read More
An interview with ... Caroline Criado-Perez
Caroline Criado-Perez, a journalist and feminist campaigner, successfully led the campaign to reinstate a woman on English banknotes. She spoke to Cityparents members late last year about gender e... Read More
Career Corner: One word
The most powerful thing you can do at this time of year is not to set yet another soon-to-be-forgotten new year’s resolution. What you need is just one word. This one word will not ... Read More
Parenting Tips from the Professionals: Raising a Smart Child
What does it mean to raise a 'smart' child? This is a question I have often grappled with as a school teacher, mother of 4 and in my work supporting thousands of families through '... Read More
Policy news for working parents: Government-funded childcare
Government-funded childcare is set to change. Currently families in England are entitled to 15 hours free childcare each week for all 3 and 4 year olds, and for the most disadvantaged 2 year olds. ... Read More
Tech Talk: Children as 'active creators'
Do you worry about your children being glued to the latest apps and devices? Or whether they are acquiring the skills they’ll need to thrive in our increasingly tech-enabled society? If ... Read More