Take Your Son or Daughter to Work This Thursday
April 21st, 2008 by Jamie
National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is this Thursday,
April 24. This year’s theme is Making Choices for a Better World.
The program’s intent is to help children connect their school work
with the working world and to instill in both girls and boys the
importance of family friendly work environments.
My daughters, especially my 5-year-old, have accompanied me to my
office several times. My oldest little girl knows all the
important logistics of my office: where the bathroom is, where the
elevator is, and how to find the downstairs vending machine where you can buy PopTarts. For me as a working mom it’s important to instill in my girls
the importance of doing well in school and how that translates into
later success in one’s career.
My parents owned a construction company for years and I remember going with them to work. When I got older I even worked part-time in the office.
Do you ever take your children to work? How does this encourage children to make the connection between school and the "real world?"
April 21st, 2008 at 6:39 am
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April 21st, 2008 at 6:42 am
Maggie, if you mean the Blissfully Domestic header, it is the fabulously talented Karla (see the Looking towards Heaven button on the right sidebar.)
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Good luck!
April 21st, 2008 at 8:37 am
Pretty, pretty!!!
Thanks for a GREAT blog!
April 21st, 2008 at 10:49 am
When i saw this on my calendar, I wondered why in the world they set the date during the school year? Why not have a day in the summer for take your kids to work day?
April 21st, 2008 at 10:58 am
That is a very valid point. I know my oldest will be in kindergarten and I might take my youngest (she’s 3).
April 21st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
My husband will be taking our daughter (almost 4) with him to work. He did it last year too and she had a blast.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 am
My husband and I don’t participate, because we’re both teachers…and frankly, taking our kids to work is just another day for them.
There was a time, however, when our oldest thought you go to school and never leave; you simply transition from student to teacher at some nebulous point.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
I work at home, so every day is take my daughter to work day!