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Anita Cleare

Most working parents believe they need to choose between career success and being a good parent. I’ve spent 15 years proving that’s wrong. Great parenting isn’t about doing more – it’s about being present in the moments that build connection.

I am an internationally acclaimed parenting expert, speaker and coach, and a leading light in the field of working parenthood. My books have been translated into twelve languages.

I am an engaging public speaker on big stages and small, blending neuroscience, psychology, a sprinkling of humour and lots of empathy to help parents understand their children better. I work with top international firms delivering high calibre support to help ambitious, high-performing parents balance careers and family.

I have been named in The Times as one of the top 5 UK-based parenting coaches and am currently featuring as an on-screen parenting expert in At Home With Katherine Ryan Series 2.

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I am available to speak (and host/MC) at events and conferences. Previous corporate clients have included Google, HSBC, EY, KPMG, PWC, Linklaters, Novartis, and Ogilvy. I have been a guest speaker at many high profile events including SXSW London, The Big Retreat Festival, the Festival of Education, Ideas Fest and Berwins Salon North.

My specialist topics are how to be a great parent with only limited time, supporting children’s mental health, and parenting teenagers.

I have had broadcast media training and am interviewed regularly as a parenting expert on radio/TV (including Good Morning Britain, BBC Breakfast, LBC Radio plus local and national BBC Radio).

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I provide parenting expert consultancy services and act as a spokesperson for brand campaigns (previous brand co-operations have included Superdrug, Fisher-Price, Petits Filous, Disney Party, SMARTY Mobile, Welcome Break, and PGL ).

I am skilled at tailoring evidence-based parenting messages to different niches and audiences, including via written and spoken media and presenting at parenting/baby shows.

I have been featured in many online and print publications including The Times, Mother&Baby, CNBC, BBC News, BBC Bitesize, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Mail, Marie Claire, Good To Know, The i Newspaper, The Independent, The Financial Times, Huff Post, and Cafe Mom.

You’ll also find me on a variety of podcasts, like Cbeebies Parenting, Mums the Word!, Made by Mammas (paid collaboration with Nivea), Mind Health Matters (paid collaboration with AXA), and Badass Women’s Hour.

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Parenting expert Anita Cleare speaking at the Richmond HR Forum

seamless from start to finish

It has been a pleasure working with you and the whole process has been seamless from start to finish. As you know, we were working to quite a tight timeline and this required last minute changes to the media materials, it was therefore great to work with someone who understood these pressures and was happy to turn things around quickly.

Threepipe PR/Marketing Agency

You were fantastic

Just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you so much for a your hard work on this project. You were fantastic, a very wise and reassuring presence.

Executive Producer, Primal Media

inspirational and truly reflective

Many thanks for your excellent presentation last week. It provided an inspirational and truly reflective start to the day. It set the right tone and the feedback has been excellent; many staff saying it was one of the best inset presentations they have had.

Mental Health in Schools Conference

expert speaker

Anita is a very engaging and experienced speaker, blending parenting theory with practical advice and responding thoughtfully to the many questions raised by the participants. I highly recommend her as an expert speaker on parenting topics.

Helen Beedham, Cityparents

really impressed

Thanks so much for all your work on this campaign, we’ve universally been really impressed by your professionalism and how great the interviews sounded.

Wonderland PR Agency