School Holidays: Navigating the work and family juggle
School holidays can inspire both joy and dread in the hearts of parents and carers. Joy thinking about relaxing and spending quality time with the children, stress with the worry of juggling work and family as well as the dread of having to listen to “I’m bored” or “We never do anything fun” or “please, please, please just let me have screentime.”
With a little planning and some great strategies, working parents will be able to better navigate work and family during the school holidays with more joy.
Webinar includes
- How to plan a great holiday period with the kids
- The many benefits of sticking to basic routines to manage work and family
- How to tackle “I’m bored”
- Ways to keep screentime manageable and much more
- Question and answer session
This session provides working parents with tips, strategies and links to many resources to help them manage the many challenges of navigating work and family during the long school holidays and importantly, to schedule in some time to rest and revive to come back to work feeling rejuvenated!
Throughout the 12-month programme you will
- Receive practical strategies on supporting family wellbeing and managing day-to-day parenting challenges on a range of common issues
- Learn about research findings on wellbeing, parenting and child development;
- Enjoy tips to better manage work and family - develop your confidence and skills as a parent so you can reduce family stress and be more focused and productive at work.
You’ll find the complete list of the LIVE interactive webinars and other resources below and in the Work and Family Support Resource Centre.
How the programme works
- Register for the programme at the link below with your work email address
Register for the Work and Family Support webinar series - You will receive an email reminder 1 week prior to the webinar, and the link to join the webinar 1 day and again 1 hour before the session start time with an “add to calendar” option. You can choose to join live or watch a recording at a later time.
- Watch the replay in the Resource Centre where you will find podcasts, handouts and articles.
Once you’ve registered, just enter the dates and times into your calendar, so you don’t miss a thing.
12 month Work and Family Support Programme schedule 2024
| Date | Time | Topic |
| 16 January 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Getting Organised: Strategies for managing work and family |
| 20 February 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Setting Intentions: Starting the year with clarity, confidence, and conviction |
| 19 March 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Supporting Child Safety: Bully-proofing your child |
| 16 April 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Managing kids screen time: Strategies for safe technology use |
| 21 May 2021 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Personal Best Parenting: What good parenting is about |
| 18 June 2021 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Empowering children: Developing healthy self-esteem |
| 23 July 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Teenagers: Understanding the teen brain. Making sense of their emotions and behaviours |
| 20 August 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Problem-solving: Raising children to be proactive problem-solvers |
| 17 September 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Mental wellbeing: Building positivity into family life |
| 22 October 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Family Wellbeing: Nutrition, exercise, and sleep |
| 19 November 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Emotional Regulation: Helping children manage their emotions toddler to teen |
| 10 December 2024 | 1:00pm–2:00pm | School Holidays: Navigating the work and family juggle |
Note: New Zealand Daylight Time October–March and New Zealand Standard Time April–September