Sue Groner

About

Sue Groner, founder of The Parenting Mentor, helps working parents thrive. A Wharton graduate and mother of two young adults, she brings both business acumen and firsthand experience to her work. She partners with HR teams and Parents/Caregiver ERGs to offer keynotes, fireside chats, workshops, and office hours that ease stress and guilt while restoring focus and productivity. Sue delivers practical strategies, skills, and perspective to reduce the everyday stress and anxiety that comes while raising children. The result is parents who show up fully at work and at home, and companies that see stronger engagement and retention. Sue is a certified Positive Discipline parent educator and the author of "Parenting with Sanity & Joy: 101 Simple Strategies."

Services

• How to Stop Being your Child's Warden Workshop

  Screen time, homework, sleep, food, chores: somewhere along the way, parenting starts to feel like enforcement. This 1-hour interactive workshop helps parents step out of the daily role of monitoring, nagging, and negotiating around the flashpoints that eat up the most energy at home, and into an approach that builds real responsibility in kids instead of constant supervision from parents. Employees will leave with a framework for handing back ownership of these daily battles so home feels less like a job they're always on the clock for.

• "Parenting with Sanity and Joy" Keynote/Fireside chat

  "Parenting with Sanity and Joy” is an hourlong, relaxed fireside chat that helps parents reduce the everyday stress and anxiety of raising children. The conversation reframes parenting away from and "18 year engineering project" and the pressure to to fix or prevent every uncomfortable feeling, and toward raising kids who are self-reliant, resilient, and able to navigate discomfort with confidence. Sue guides participants through why kids do not need to be rescued from every hard moment, and how parents can support them through everyday challenges in ways that are calm, empowering, and non-judgmental. The conversation gives parents practical strategies for helping children build problem-solving skills and healthy coping mechanisms. Includes 15 minutes of Q and A. May be recorded. Includes 25 signed copies of my book, "Parenting with Sanity & Joy. 101 Simple Strategies"

• Open Office Hours

  Open Office Hours give parents a live, judgment-free space to bring current parenting challenges and get practical strategies and fresh perspective. Each question is taken in turn, and even when not every situation can be addressed, listening to others’ challenges and the guidance they receive is highly valuable. Parents are invited to share their own experiences, which turns the session into a supportive community of learners. - Open to any employee - Works with mixed groups, age-specific parent cohorts, or regional ERG chapters - Packages well with the Keynote/Fireside Chat

• The Parenting Playbook: Tools for Toddlers Through Teens Workshop

  Parenting challenges change as kids grow, but the core tools don’t have to. During this 1-hour interactive workshop, Sue will share adaptable strategies parents can use from toddlerhood through the teen years, with a focus on reducing power struggles and building cooperation. Parents will learn how to set clear, respectful limits, respond to pushback without escalating conflict, and adjust expectations as children develop. You’ll leave with: -Tools to prevent and de-escalate power struggles -Strategies that adapt as your child grows -Clear, practical language for setting limits with connection

• The Working Parent Reset: Practical Tools for Busy Seasons Workshop

  Busy seasons at work can make parenting feel harder and more emotionally draining. This 1-hour interactive workshop helps working parents reset, refocus, and move through high-demand periods with greater calm and confidence. Sue will offer realistic strategies for building emotional resilience in both parents and children, helping families stay grounded even when time and energy are limited. You’ll leave with: -Tools for staying regulated during demanding seasons -Strategies for supporting children’s emotions without burnout -A more sustainable approach to work and family life

• Reducing the Morning Mayhem Workshop

  Mornings set the tone for everyone's day, and for working parents, they can be the hardest hour on the clock. From getting kids out of bed and dressed to breakfast, backpacks, and out the door on time, this 1 hour interactive workshop gives parents practical strategies to cut the chaos out of the entire morning routine so they can start their workday calmer, more focused, and less frazzled.