British Business Group panel explores societal pressures of working parenthood

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Parental guilt, workplace presenteeism, and child-raising in the digital age were among the topics of conversation at a recent panel discussion staged by the British Business Group Dubai and Northern Emirates (BBG). Addressing the multiple challenges of working parenthood, experts from the fields of education and wellbeing revealed some of the practical solutions that can be adopted to support school-age children and to harmonise workplace commitments with family life.

Moderated by Scott Armstrong, Founder of mental health platform, Mentl, the discussion brought together the expertise of panel members: Joanne Jewell, UK-based Parenting Expert and Family Therapist; Naomi Williams, Deputy Head of Primary – Pastoral, Learning and Teaching, South View School; Robert Stewart, Business Psychologist, Facilitator and Executive Coach, R Stewart Psychology; and Kate Hill, Head of Middle School, Dubai College.

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Explaining the transformation in support needs, Naomi said, “There has been a significant shift in how schools have had to jump from preparing children to move from classrooms between lessons, to self-regulating big feelings and emotions.” Sharing the approach at South View School, she continued:

We have introduced Zones of Regulation across all Primary classes, which is a program that helps students to recognise their feelings and behaviours related to specific circumstances, and to regulate their emotions through re-appraisal and self-soothing.

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