A report by The Harvard Business School (Strategy & Society by Michael E.Porter and Mark R. Kramer 2007) highlights the value to the employer and employee of supporting parents in the workplace.
The Parent Coaching Academy’s successful work in the corporate sector is highlighted in a feature – Working Out The Stresses of Family life – in The Sunday Times
Lorraine Thomas is the author of The Mummy Coach (Hamlyn), The 7-Day Parent Coach (Vermilion) and Get A Life (Hodder Arnold). She is regularly asked to comment on parenting issues in the national media.

Lorraine on The Times Expert Panel with Dr Mark Porter and Tanya Byron answering parents’ questions.
The Mummy Coach. 10 steps to a stress-free family. You magazine cover story and double page spread.
Lorraine Thomas is the parent coach for Tesco’s Baby & Toddler club and Healthy Living magazine. She is on their ‘Ask An Expert’ panel for the Tesco magazines and website www.tesco.com/babyclub/
Lorraine’s top tips for a stress-free family Christmas and 2010
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Working Out The Stresses Of Family Life. Lorraine Thomas’ successful work in the corporate sector.
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Give The Kids A Break. Article written by Lorraine Thomas for The Observer Travel Section.
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Parents Plead For Lessons On Homework
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,1171132,00.html
Oops … He’s Done It Again. Lorraine Thomas’ Survival Guide To Potty Training.
“We are often too busy to talk abut home lif in the office and Lorraine’s workshops are very effective because they allow us to do this."
Sarah Cooper, Parent Support Network, Morgan Stanley, The Times
“I feel good about my decision not to let Juliette watch 18 certificate films. Instead of feeling like a fuddy-duddy, I feel like a caring responsible dad.”
C. Withchalls, The Independent
“The 7-Day Parent Coach supplies all of these needs and more in a comprehensive and reassuring way. It was a great conception from the start, and now a star is born."
GMTV’s Dr Hilary Jones