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Real stories from working parents to inspire you.

Three Birds Renovations’s Lana Taylor kicks parental guilt to the curb

24 Sep 2020

You’ve devoured her reno tips with Three Birds Renovations, now take inspo from founder Lana Taylor’s career and parenting style.

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Negotiating the length of parental leave with your employer, shorten or extend it

23 Sep 2020

Preparing to negotiate the length of your parental leave? Start by understanding your obligations for letting your employer know.

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How the pandemic showed Hayley she’d found her workplace match

16 Sep 2020

Melbourne mum-of-two on taking on a new HR role as the pandemic sent us into lockdown.

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How Rick Foster is helping kids cope with their worries

03 Sep 2020

Rick Foster wrote a book, Why Worry Wally?, to help kids deal with their worries and kick the stigma around mental health issues.

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Latest news

Expert articles and posts to help you at every stage of parental leave.

Negotiating the length of parental leave with your employer, shorten or extend it

23 Sep 2020

Preparing to negotiate the length of your parental leave? Start by understanding your obligations for letting your employer know.

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The most radical thing you can do on parental leave: throw out your to-do list

16 Sep 2020 I'm on leave

Making the switch from working world to caring for a baby means readjusting your expectations of what it means to ‘achieve’.

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An open letter to working parents from Kate Pollard

09 Sep 2020 I'm a working parent

Young kids at home and juggling work? We see you, we hear you… we feel you! Kate Pollard wants you to know you are not alone.

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How to find out about your organisation’s parental leave policy without giving away you’re pregnant

09 Sep 2020 I'm expecting

How do you find out what your organisation’s parental leave policy is without giving away you’re pregnant? This is what you and need to know.

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