On the flip side, can you give a few reasons or examples about why it is so important to make time to spend with your children? Consistent presence and quality attention, even for short amounts of time, is powerful. We do not have to be doing elaborate activities for hours and hours with our children for them to experience these benefits. In terms of attachment, children are also developing a sense of who they are in relation to others, and parents and other caregivers are a key part of that identity development and secure attachment. Spending time with children talking, reading, singing, or engaging in simple activities supports that brain development. Particularly during early childhood, children’s brains are extremely neuroplastic, meaning they are changing and growing rapidly.
I can share 2 powerful reasons for spending time with our children: brain development, and secure attachment. Based on your experience or research, can you flesh out why not spending time with your children can be detrimental to their development? This is probably intuitive to many, but it would be beneficial to spell it out. Let’s now jump to the core of our discussion. Much of the foundational work I do with clients is about looking at the core business functions and thinking about the arc of going on and returning from parental leave and what systems and processes will make that possible. In my 1:1 work with business owners who are growing their families and preparing for parental leave, I act as a strategic sounding board and advisor, as well as provide coaching through the immense transformation that is involved in becoming a parent. I work full time during the day, book-ended by family life before and after. Like many parents, I have a pretty full life. I’ve been iterating on my business model and core services ever since, and since 2013 have run a consultancy helping entrepreneurs design a parental leave plan that meets their business model and personal needs.Ĭan you tell us a bit more about what your day to day schedule looks like?
When I realized I would burn out if I saw patients all day every day, I transitioned into entrepreneurship, still in the health care sector, by going into private practice as well as consulting for health systems. I’m a public health social worker by training, and originally worked in health care in a more traditional way, providing care to un- and under-insured populations. I’ve always read a lot, and been quiet but curious, traits that I still identify with today!Ĭan you share the story about what brought you to this specific point in your career? I’m proudly from an immigrant family, and spent many of my formative years navigating life between the US and Mexico as part of a bi-lingual, bi-cultural, and bi-national family. Thank you so much for joining us! Can you tell us your “childhood backstory”?
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