Parental leave coaching for expecting & returning parents
Your company is sponsoring a career coaching program for employees taking parental leave. This program will help you confidently prepare for your leave and continue to pursue your career goals after your return.
Our Proven Method
Pre-leave planning
Three 30-minute sessions with a Parentaly coach as you prepare for leave
Guided exercises based on your specific needs and circumstances
Access to a library of templates and resources to save time in leave planning
- Coverage plan
How your work should be managed while you’re gone
- Communication plan
How your team should communicate with you during leave
- Re-onboarding plan
How you’ll successfully re-onboard when you’re back
On-leave coaching
Three optional 1:1 coaching sessions (recommended for new parents taking 6+ months of leave)
Community workshops on topics like career confidence and continuing professional development
Tailored support to think through your personal and professional goals
- Tailored guidance
Get support on individual needs during your time off
- Connections
Connect with other new parents on shared challenges and goals
- Return-to-work prep
Feel prepared to return to work following your leave
Return-to-work support
Three 30-minute sessions with a Parentaly coach to guide your return-to-work experience
Access to templates and resources to streamline your re-onboarding
Continued professional development to support your career goals
- Successful reintegration
Establishing work-life rhythms and catching up once you're back
- Productivity tools
Routines and mindsets to help you work smarter as a new parent
- Career vision
Revisiting your career goals and prioritizing your work to get you there
Turning parental leave into an opportunity
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Parentaly career coach will customize your sessions to your specific needs, and will share frameworks and materials to support those needs. These sessions typically involve sharing personal experiences and challenges, and receiving feedback and tactical recommendations.
Parentaly is a benefit offering that combines expert career coaching and resources to improve the experience for expecting parents before, during and after their leave. Parentaly's goal is to empower working parents to successfully re-onboard and fulfill their career goals.
By registering for the program, you have access to up to 9 career coaching sessions throughout your parental leave. Visit our website to learn more.
Your company is offering the Parentaly program as an employee benefit, which means they cover 100% of the cost! Employees who enroll will be taking advantage of a premium career coaching program at no cost to them.
No! The program is designed for any expecting parent, including non-birthing parents! Hundreds of alumni graduating from the Parentaly program are non-birthing parents who have found it invaluable in helping them prepare for their leave and think about their career goals moving forward.
A Parentaly career coach is trained to ask questions about you and your work, use that information to guide you toward concrete actions to achieve your goals, and hold you accountable to your plan.
To get the full benefit of the program, we recommend starting at least 3 months before your leave begins, but we accept sign-ups at any point in the parental leave journey, including when you’re returning to work.