Arrgh! OT
What Helen said. I too have had to take my child to work and have had many
compliments on his behavior.
Hazel Az
"wafflyDIRTYcatLITTERhcsBOX" wrote in message
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Assuming its a once-off, one could argue that it was some sort of
emergency
with day care, the baby sitters, the school, the other parent, or whoever
takes care of the little ones while that parent is at work.
Having worked in family friendly workplace some time ago (now it's very
family
friendly, I work from home!!), and having taken Nathan into the office -
there
was no-way, no-how I would have left him "in the care of" my co-workers
who had
their own jobs to get on with. Nathan understood the rules - it was work.
No
touching of anything electrical, no touching of computers, phones, etc.,
etc..
No disturbing anyone at work. He took in books and "quiet toys" so he had
plenty to keep him occupied. If I'd ever had any complaints about Nathan's
behaviour, 1. I'd have been mortified that *I'd* let my co-workers down
and 2.
I'd have made sure Nathan knew what had been unacceptable and 3. Both he &
I
would have apologised to those concerned.
As a result of his early exposure to the world of work, I now have a
teenager
who will answer the phone at home office *impeccably* and will make
tea/coffee
for clients/business reps who come to our office, and for a fourteen
year-old,
he has a mature attitide in many ways and who can interact with adults
very
well. He isn't perfect, but for a teenager, he's remarkably human ;-) The
occasional taking him to the workplace has benefits to him, and to a
workplace
too, I think, as it shows workers without kids that life with kids can be
pretty demanding, and when the child is well-behaved, it shows not all
offsprinbg are Little Horrors [TM] ;-)
BUT, ground rules on behaviour of kids in the workplace are *essential*
Cheers, helen s
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