Is the workplace appropriate for baby care?

There is no black and white answer to this, it all depends on the work environment. A crying baby is definitely a distraction for all in earshot. Unless the business is related to children (i.e., toys, clothes), if customers frequent the office then it is probably not a good idea unless the baby is kept in a private office away from the areas the customers would visit. For that matter, the baby should be kept in a private office regardless, to minimize distraction.

Speaking as a work-from-home (engineer) mom, it is virtually impossible to get a full day’s work done when you are caring for a baby or toddler. So productivity of the parent and those within earshot or who can’t resist a baby would go down.

maybe I’m just ‘old [60] school” but, bring your infant or small child to work–not just ‘no’, HELL NO’.

In some situations it might be workable, but there would be safety concerns, concerns about distractions, and Mom (or Dad) productivity. Would coworkers be recruited for child care if Mom or Dad was busy? I think an attached day care provider is a much better solution.

Personally, I wouldn’t find babies a distraction in the workplace. There are way too many loud people around, an infant cannot be worse. With cubicles shrinking, the loud people are becoming more of a problem. Again, infants wouldn’t be any worse than the loud persons.

This would be a huge distraction in my workplace! I believe that parents need to bond with their babies, but unfortunately for some, a decision needs to be made, i.e. whether to work outside the home and leave the baby with someone else, or to stay home with the baby for at least the most formative years. I would choose the latter.

The answer is NO. IF we begin this trend, where does it stop? At what age are the children not allowed to attend our work? What about children with special needs? Can we next bring our aging parents to work because we have no one to care for them?
Good day care can be very difficult to find, but it is NOT the employers responsibility to provide it or be responsible for it. Having children is a choice not a right. If you can’t work and raise children, then you will just have to decide which is most inportant to YOU.

If you are not willing to forgo the vacation to expensive locals and the new car every 2 years and make the other sacrifices required to afford having children and staying home with them then you are too selfish to have children.

My wife is a stay-at-home Mom. On my salary, we simply can’t afford daycare. When my wife is sick, we have no other choice. I don’t do it any longer than I have to and work from home as much as possible. It’s difficult for everyone concerned, but they all understand.

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