How to Talk to Your Kids About Layoffs
April 15, 2025
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Kearney is committed to supporting you in every aspect of your life — at work and at home.
That’s why we’ve partnered with Josie, a leading provider of coaching, content, and community support for working parents. All Kearney employees can access Josie’s content library below.
Have questions? Please reach out to the Kearney Family Network: Sarah Schmitt ([email protected]) or Emily Pier ([email protected]).
About JOsie
The ultimate working-parent hype team.
Whether you’re preparing for parental leave, returning to work, or managing the daily juggle of work and family life, Josie is here for you.
How we help:
1:1 Coaching for Parental leave - and beyond
Our unique coaching programs combine mental health and career coaching models to up-level your working parent game. We offer a variety of programs, ranging from 1 to 9 sessions.
Manager Training and Coaching
We’ve designed targeted training and coaching to help managers support team members on parental leave—build skills, deepen empathy, and lead with confidence.
Practical Resources
Dive into our content library below – your go-to resource for thriving as both a parent and a professional. From tip sheets to playbooks, we’ve got tools to help you navigate the juggle with a little more ease.
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What clients are saying about Josie…
Welcome to the content library! Explore our free resources below.
Pre-Leave Primer: Essential Prep For the Career-Driven Parent
Tailored for career-driven parents like you, our treasure trove of tips and tools will have you navigating leave like a pro. Say goodbye to leave-planning stress and hello to a fun, engaging experience as you discover strategies for smooth transitions and maintaining work-life balance.
From crafting genius Out-Of-Office messages to nailing those important conversations with colleagues and managers, we’ve got your back!
Josie’s Pre-Leave Playbook
Everything you need to prepare yourself and your team to take your parental leave.
Josie’s Childcare Strategy Guide and Score Sheet
A one-stop-shop guide for all things, “but what do I do about childcare?!” We know, we know — it feels too early to think about, but trust us on this one: do it now!
How to Tell Your Boss You're Pregnant
Having this convo might seem overwhelming but our tip sheet helps you think through the conversation with your manager, and even gives you scripting and email templates you can use to help get the ball rolling.
How to Tell your Boss You’re Pregnant… Again!!
Maybe things didn’t go as planned before, or maybe you have a new manager – whatever the reason, this tip sheet helps you think through the conversation… again!… and gives you nuanced scripting and templates to broach the subject a second (third? fourth?) time.
How to Craft the Perfect OOO Message
Make sure your clients, customers, partners, etc. know that you’re on leave — and do it in a way that feels authentically you.
Maternity Leave: What to Know Before You Go
Best practices before you head out to welcome your baby.
I Wish I Had This (and Now We Do!)
A round-up of everything the Josie community wished they had when they were becoming parents.
My experience with Josie during my transition back to work after having a baby was a game-changer.
- Carly C., Director
The Great Return: Conquering the Comeback Like the #Boss You Are
The Great Return series empowers you to rock your transition back to work.
Master the art of sleep routines, manage sleep deprivation with our top tips, and create the perfect work schedule using our templates.
Nail that first meeting with your manager and confidently ask for flexibility with our playbook and scripting guidance. Plus, join our CEO, Michelle Yu in a video tutorial on how to create your personal vision statement for working parenthood.
Bonus: Check out our article on flying with a breast pump and pumped breastmilk for an extra dose of helpful insights! With our Great Return assets, you’ll be well-equipped to handle any challenge and take your career to new heights.
Create a Nourishing Sleep Routine
An easy-to-implement guide for creating sleep habits that serve you as a working parent.
Josie’s Top 10 Tips for Managing Sleep Deprivation at Work
Quick hitting tips to help you make do — even when you’re totally exhausted.
Build Your Return-to-Work Schedule
Get reacquainted with your dear old friend, excel and make a return schedule that works for you.
How to Nail the First Meeting Back With Your Manager
Ace your return-to-work meetings — including email templates and scripting you can readily use.
Asking for Flexibility: A How To Guide
Our playbook — chock-full of scripts — to help you advocate for yourself in your ask for flexibility.
Working Motherhood and Mental Health
Shining a Light During Mental Health Awareness Month
The Importance of a Great Coach
As October winds down and fall sports are in full swing (from pre-k to professional), we can’t help but think about teams and coaches.
Career-Life Balance: You are Working Parent Warrior, Hear Yourself Roar.
Ah, balance – that word. It can trigger so many thoughts, feelings, and questions such as “is that even realistic?” At Josie, balance is not about a perfect 50/50 split on home and work life – it’s a feeling that you’re in control, that you’re supported, and have techniques to fall back on when the going gets rough (and the going will indeed, get rough).
So it’s not necessarily about achieving a specific goal – it’s about how you weather the ups, downs, and get back to the center.
Read on to find out best tips, stories, and frameworks for getting back to that centeredness. We’re in your corner, through and through.
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Create a Nourishing Sleep Routine
An easy-to-implement guide to for creating sleep habits that serve you as a working parent.
Asking for Flexibility: A How To Guide
Our playbook — chock-full of scripts — to help you advocate for yourself in your ask for flexibility.
How to Fly with a Breast Pump and Pumped Breastmilk
Flying with liquid gold? Here’s everything you need to do for a smooth flight.
Build Your Return-to-Work Schedule
Get reacquainted with your dear old friend, excel and make a return schedule that works for you.
From Snowdays to Stomach Bugs
Brace yourselves, folks, because I’m about to take you on a wild ride through my first week of 2024 as a working parent.
Parenting Playoffs
When we set out to collect data on the challenges facing working parents, our goal was to learn from the real superstars out there kicking butt every day: you.
How to Avoid the Snowball Effect
The holiday season is in full swing, and I don’t know about you, but our house is bursting with decorations, holiday crafts, candles, and way too many sweets
Josie’s Working parent vision template
Craft an empowering vision statement to ground your journey as a working parent using this simple 4-step worksheet.
Talking to kids about layoffs
Talking to kids about job loss can be tough – whether it’s within your family or community. Get practical tips for how to navigate the conversation.
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