by Sharon Charlton-Thomson | Dec 9, 2020 | Advent
The time it takes to get back on task after an interruption or switch of thinking to something else. Neurological science has demonstrated that the human brain is incapable of focusing on two things at once. We think we are holding several tasks in mind but we are...
by Kerri Summers | Dec 7, 2020 | Advent
“The fact is: almost everything is funny. You just have to have a way of looking at it”- Jerry Seinfeld This philosophy is one that serves working parents well. We can so easily get trapped in the sad story, the this is hard story, the when will this get better story....
by Sharon Charlton-Thomson | Dec 7, 2020 | Advent
Most of us do take stock of monumental moments, a family member who recovers from illness, a work promotion or a fabulous holiday, but the aura of these fade fast. We also need to notice and appreciate the many moments each the day that might bring a smile to your...
by Kerri Summers | Dec 4, 2020 | Advent
It is the ability to increase the distance between ourselves and the situation so that we can change the way we approach and think about it. A good distancing question to ask yourself is what will I think of this in a month or a year from now? It helps us to notice...
by Sharon Charlton-Thomson | Dec 4, 2020 | Advent
Careers are a long game and so is parenting. Yet in both spheres we often choose short term wins at the expense of long term gain. In the working sphere the short game might mean making short term career decisions that compound over time and limit long term options....
by Kerri Summers | Dec 4, 2020 | Advent
With so much complexity around work schedules, school hours, childcare and children’s activities, sharing the load of everyday parenting and working by creating your own ‘home team’ can help to abate unpredictability and chaos. The home team could comprise day to day...
by Sharon Charlton-Thomson | Dec 4, 2020 | Advent
So many of us try to do too much in the time that we have. One of the most useful ways to think about time is to ask this simple question – what is it that only I can do? Only I can deliver genuine praise to my colleagues, and only I can do parents evening, but...
by Sharon Charlton-Thomson | Dec 2, 2020 | Listening
Brené Brown has an approachability and wisdom that draws you in and makes the listener feels seen and heard and valued. Her humour helps as does her huge intellect and he attention to language and why it matters. She is the queen of making new meaning out of complex...
by Kerri Summers | Dec 2, 2020 | Thoughts
In a meeting with a client today we were discussing the programme of talks for their Working Parent Network next year and the conversation kept on circling back to boundaries, or rather lack of boundaries, and managing distractions. How exhausting this was because we...
by Sharon Charlton-Thomson | Nov 23, 2020 | Reading
If there is one thing that working parents don’t have enough of it is time. Forever chasing the unforgiving minute, needed in more than one place at the same time, multitasking, juggling and so on. This book is a game changer. Its core message is that we all...
