Take Your Kids to Work Day Always a Risky Business

Take Your Kids to Work Day Always a Risky BusinessTake Your Kids to Work Day is a Risky BusinessTake Your Kids to Work Day Always a Risky BusinessThis year, Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls onThursday, April 22. If your workplace is planning something for the day, youre probably filled with equal parts excitement and fear. Will it be a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the parent-child bond and impressyour colleagues with the fine young citizen(s) youre raising? Or will your kid puke on the carpet, unplug the server, and make rude comments about yourcoworkers? For most of us, its a crapshoot. Given the wide variety of workplaces, theres no single agenda for Take Your Kids to Work Day. Certain occupations dont even invite this kind of participation. If youre a medical examiner, a proctologist, or a fighter pilot, for example, you should probably just explain your job in kid-friendly terms, and maybe show them where you work, but leid let them give it a try.Most office-b ased jobs are suitable for kids, and many companies schedule events and activities for employees children. In this article, 5 Steps to a Perfect Bring Your Child to Work Day, author Katherine Lewis points out that it can be a great chance to show your kids what you really do, since many children believe mom and dad just play on the computer and talk on the phone all day long. She also points out that the younguns will be delighted by many of the things you probably consider mundane, such as commuting, getting a cup of coffee, or taking a lunch break. (And can anything match the thrill of pushing elevator buttons?) Here at, weve been planning a special morning that includes interactive projects, pizza with the CEO, and cookie decorating. And just for fun, well also be recording some video interviews with the kids.