Would you, or have you babysat your kids at work?

I can't bring my son with me to work. There's simply no place where I could leave him. My position in the company isn't that high so I only have a cubicle for a work station. And my son might disturb my coworkers if I let him run around the office. But my wife does bring him to her place of work. She's better equipped than I am :) I mean, she has a rather large room for herself, and my son could just sit and play on the sofa or on the floor without bothering anyone. I don't think her coworkers minded. They even played with my son.

I actually remembering when i was little and my mom was a property manager for a high end country club and brought me to her work. I actually was there to file and help out at times when i was younger then when i under 12 and i was sick my mom would bring me to work and bring a blanket and a pillow and i would sleep at her job in her office and at that time her boss was nice but when i got older and she was still working there her boss was mean since they changed bosses since then about 3 times and they werent all very nice but at least i was able to go there and be with her and she didnt have to find a baby sitter for me when i was sick.

I used to be in sales in various places. Taking my kids to work was a no-no. If there was some sort of situation where they couldn't go to school, they had to stay home alone. There is no way I can imagine ever having my children at work with me.

I havent worked since I've had kids but I have seen other moms over the years take their kids to work with them now and then. I think if I was the owner of the place I wouldnt want people to bring their kids in. It would be a distraction from their work. But its wonderful when the employers do allow this. Glad to hear your son was so good while you had to have him at work with you. Both my kids are pretty loud lol I dont know how they would do in that case.

Well, in my former affiliate company before, a single parent employee always brings her child to the office. The boy just sit and studies at one corner, while the employee does her work which makes him go the rounds at the bank because she is the liason officer. Since, she is a very trusted and loyal employee to the company for so many years already, the bosses allows her to do so. They know that she is a single parent and does not have a helper to take care of the boy. Now the boy is already in his 3rd grade elementary.

When I was still connected with a company some of my co-employees would bring their kids to work with them in order to provide a day-off for the baby sitter. This was usually done during Saturdays and the bosses don't mind. The children would play inside the office and we even join in the fun. However, it is strictly prohibited to bring kids to work during the weekdays where most if not everyone are busy with their jobs and don't need any distractions.

Given an internet connection, my kids could look after themselves. But thankfully I've never had to test this theory!

If it came to that, it would be my husband bringing the kids to work with him, as long as his big boss wasn't going to be in the store that day.. but if the weather were that bad I doubt his big boss would make the trip because he lives at least an hour away. The kids would be more entertained there anyway. He sells appliances and furniture, so he's always got like 20 TV's each playing a different family friendly movie. I am looking forward to the next "bring your child to work day". I'll have to make sure it's okay first.. I mean there is security protocol and all that.. but I think it would be great to show my kids what I do.

I wouldn't be able to take mine to work with me that young. Now my 13 year old..I might consider taking her. She could stay at my desk, but I have to be on the floor alot so it would be hard to manage a little one. I know how those babysitting nightmares can be though. When mine were little and school was out, it was very hard to manage. I had this great place though...it was a daycare but not a daycare. They were open 24hrs. Even holidays if needed. Now they weren't cheap and there was, of course, a time limit on how long they would keep children but they were lifesavers...a bit expensive...but lifesavers.

When my children were young I never had to take them to work but, would hope that if I had know one to watch them, that I would have found the courage to take them to work as you did. I would have hoped that my fellow workers and employer were as understanding as yours were. Kudos to you, your fellow workers and your employer!

When I worked outside the house, I worked at a hospital and my daughter was still really young, so it wouldn't have been possible to have taken her to work with me, instead, I would have had to call in to work. With that said, there have been some times more recently when my I've had some things to do that the children can't go with me and I will drop them off at my husband's place of employment. He works in a machine shop, but does have an office set up upstairs where the kids will go and play on computer games while they wait for their father to finish his work.

I haven't "worked" since a couple days before my oldest was born . . . so I never had the opportunity. However, my bosses always offered me the choice of bringing in the baby so that I could still work. They said they would love to have a baby there and would help to take care of her - and that they wouldn't have an issue with it. How cool is that, right? Wellllll ... there's no way I would have done that. There were only 3 of us for the most part - the bosses and I. First of all I wanted to keep the baby out of public germs for at least a couple months - and I always had to dealt with the public. I was nursing and pumping - and that's not something I was going to do in a small office - in relatively public view nor my bosses view. As I worked in the printing industry, though I was only brokering at the time, there were still chemical aromas and such - stuff I wouldn't want to expose my baby too. But mostly - my bosses (husband and wife) were sooooo dysfunctional . . . and I didn't want my baby near them - ha ha!! I wanted to be a mom who could concentrate solely on being a mom . . . so I never took them up on that offer nor did I go back to work. Now my oldest is 7. I think if I were working now, as long as she could keep occupied - she'd be ok - that is, if she were by herself. She has a little brother - now 2 years old - get those little rascals together and there's no way anyone is going to get any work done - ha ha. I am barely getting on the computer for myself . . . THEY want to get on the computer - and if this were a true working environment, I would get ZERO done. So no, I don't think I would ever take them to the office with me if I were working at a "real" office. I should talk to my husband about your discussion. I think he would give me a look like I should already knew what he was thinking - ha ha!

I personally never have. I don't have children of my own. However, I do remember middle school. My Math teacher, Mrs Wite, had a son. She had brought him in several times. And he loved it there. I think I was one of his favorites. At least I would like to think so. I can't say for sure. I do remember though one time I was leaving to go to my last class and he came running down the hall. He didn't want me to go to my last class. (apparently or home for that matter) and my teacher had to pry him off of my leg== litterally.

hahhha...once i did, i took my 2yr old son to the office, as my MIL was out and no one else to take care of him, and i had to go for an important work....he was all around the office, asking everyone's name and asking for this and that....i should thank the receptionist to take care of him the most of the time....at lunch he was on top of the dining table and eating from everyone's box..hahha....after lunch he was fed up of all entertainment and he wanted to sleep and would not allow me to work...so finally my boss had to give me half day leave.

When my kids needed care, I ran a daycare at my home. When my son was in school, but my daughter was not, I drove a school bus. They went with me at least part of the time. I also was a volunteer in the school library at that time. My daughter went with me, and learned to do some very basic shelving of books. I have known of nursing homes that allowed some parents to bring in kids for overnight shifts. When my great niece was little she lived with me for awhile. I did housekeeping in a nursing home and she would come with me. When I was social services in a nursing home there were times my son's step kids came to work with me for the evening on movie and popcorn night. They would take sacks of popcorn to every resident. Some jobs are easier to take your kids along on than others. I could not take kids with me now.

Some of my co workers sometimes babysit at work when their nanny or no one in the house will take care of their kids.Our boss is kind enough allow it and understand them as long as it won't affect the work of other.

Since I am not married yet and have no kids, I haven't done this. But my bestfriend have done this before. We used to work in sister companies where the her and my office is just one floor away. She had brought with her her baby one day and there was no problem with that. Lots of other colleagues were so pleased to see a cute baby My officemates and other people there I have seen them with their kids too. Those were the days my officemate told me that her mom is on a vacation in their province so there is no one to left at home to take care of her baby. The boss in there who was very strict with employees is not really so rough when it comes to kids. He is even delighted to see kids around since he was a very old man who is alone without his family here in my country. He is an American so his family was away from him. I do think that as long as the boss allows it and that it wouldn't affect your work. It's just pretty okay to bring a child with you. But if that is a really tough work where you have to go out of the office most of the time then I think it is better to have someone babysit him at home.

I guess it depends some bosses are laxed and understand. If the job is a place where the child can be safely out of the way your bosses may just overlook it and make an exception