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Entrepreneur – Take Your Children to Work

African American mother and son at work and the words "Entrepreneur - Take Your Children to Work"

Entrepreneur, take your children to work it will be good for the entire family.  When your children get to see where you do what you do, they appreciate it. It is important for them to see where you make the magic happen.

African American mother and son at work and the words "Entrepreneur - Take Your Children to Work"

Teach your children to appreciate your business by taking them to work with you.  For many entrepreneurs, work takes up a large portion of their waking hours.  Entrepreneurs with children often have to explain to their children why they are working, instead of playing with their children or attending their children’s events. For entrepreneurs who must spend a lot of time at work and miss many family events, it is a good idea to take your children to work from time to time.

Often the work that parents do is a mystery to their children. The children may understand on an intellectual level what their parents do, but that is different from understanding why doing that work takes so many hours. When you bring your child to work, and she can spend the day watching what you do, how you do it, and all the people involved in the process, it is often an eye-opening experience for them.  It is one thing to hear how hard your job is and how much you need to do at work each day. It is a different thing for them to see you at work putting out fires, doing a million tasks, and missing lunch due to the workload.

Even if you are a work at home person, you can take your child to work with you. Show your child what you do each day. Sit where you normally sit and do what you normally do. Let your child see you make the calls, answer the emails, write proposals, do research, pay the bills and whatever else it is you do. When your child sees that you actually work at home all day and that you are not sitting in the living room watching television, it will give your child a good appreciation and respect for what you do.

There are some business places that are not suitable for children during normal hours. In those cases, take your child into work after hours or when the business is closed, so they can see the office, the machinery, the space itself.  It is a powerful thing for your child to see, touch and smell where you spend your time and where you get the money to support the family. It is important to make your business a real and tangible thing for your children.


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The experience of taking your child to work gives the child a real sense of what work is and who you are and why you must spend time away from her to work. Another benefit of taking your children to work is that it enables them to see themselves in your position. A child who sees her mother, the entrepreneur, in action will believe she can have her own business. Even if she does not take over your business or open a similar one, she will see that she can have her own business someday. That is a powerful message. After all, children believe what we say and what they see. So, take the time to show your child your business.

Entrepreneur, it is fantastic to take your children to work so they can see you in action.

It is fantastic to teach your children to appreciate your business by taking them to work with you. So, the question for you this fantastic day is, do you ever take your children to work?

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7 thoughts on “Entrepreneur – Take Your Children to Work”
  1. I remember take your daughter to school day when I was young. I loved it! I got to have a fun experience with my mom.

  2. I think it’s a great thing to take your children to work. this way they get to see what you do and learn from how hard you work.

  3. I think it’s a great idea to take your kids to work with you once in awhile no matter what you do. It does give them an awareness and appreciation of what Mom or Dad does while “at work”.

  4. I have friends that own their business and I love it when I see their children at their shop, etc. As a blogger I get to take children to events and share with them what I do. It’s so important.

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