Bringing kids to work the pros and cons. Bringing kids to the office isnt childs play. But with summer upon us, New York workers are seeing a spike in parents bringing their out of school kids into their place of business which saves money on childcare at the cost of coworkers sanity. Or productivity. Former Federal Reserve worker Andrea A. East Flatbush will never forget the time a colleagues son wiped out a days worth of bank transactions while playing on an office computer. It took the whole day to fix, gripes the retired 5. Any maternal empathy she felt for her colleague disappeared after she toiled until 1. The parent of the offending child was written up, and employees learned a valuable lesson When your kids come into work, you do not let them play on your computer she says. The stories of workplace dramas are as common as playground scrapes. One Manhattan snack bar and facilities manager has seen children disrupt important meetings even when the little ones werent misbehaving. Once there was a 3 year old in the office having a temper tantrum, and her mom was trying to calm her down, says the manager, who requested anonymity. And we had a stoppage of time when my boss nanny dropped off his infant son. We stopped talking about what we needed to do to pay attention to the baby. Its not that these coworkers hate kids. Many of them are parents, too. But offspring in the office can get distracting. Its sometimes very distracting with the crying, the screaming, the running around the office. I work in tax, where people are doing math, explains Martha Ibanez, 6. Fun Games To Play At Work With Coworkers' title='Fun Games To Play At Work With Coworkers' />They cant have loud noises. You dont want someone to bring in a teeny tiny toddler, because you dont want to chase them around. Brenda Baptiste, who works for a New York state government agency, also gets annoyed at the pint sized temps. I dont like it, she says. Games. Prior to staff meetings is a good time to initiate games that will improve morale and help people get to know each other better, all while having a little fun. Its sometimes very distracting with the crying, the screaming, the running around the office. But this is America, where six out of every 1. Many employees say they simply have no choice but to bring their kids on the job. And some workplaces have figured out how to turn childcare lemons into child labor lemonade. We have so much fun, says Emma Walls, 3. They protest to their parents when they have to leave, Walls says. Turns out, there are just as many New Yorkers who find kids in the workplace a refreshing change of pace as those who are distracted by it. Usb Copy Protection Crack more. Cencerae Paige, 2. Mackio cheers her coworkers up. They love it because the environment we work in is emotionally and mentally draining, so its a breath of fresh air when they have a cute little person around, she says. Female fronted white collar workplaces tend to be more flexible about kids. I have 6. 5 women employees, says Alison Brod PR founder Alison Brod. Wellmotivated workforces dont happen by accident. Escape Room NJ is one of the most challenging and fun Escape The Room games in New Jersey and New York City areas. Call us to schedule your adventureIf you need to bring your child in, you need to bring them in. I have a great office assistant who is terrific with kids and they go nuts in our candy store. Lisette Sand Freedman, a mother and co founder of Shadow PR, turns her agencys showroom into a playroom packed with toys and activities and a pretty cool teepee to keep employees kids busy during meetings. Shadows policy is simple Bring in the children she says. Wwe Raw Games For Windows Xp there. As a parent, I understand you cant plan for everything, so having an accepting, kid friendly policy allows our employees to not stress when something in life unexpectedly comes up. Its a breath of fresh air when they have a cute little person around. She also puts the little ones to work. The Shadow kids also make for gorgeous models for all the brands in our childrens division, she says. Jennifer Owens, founder of Working Mother Media, admits she rolls her eyes at herself whenever she brings her daughter Gwendolyn, 1. Owen, 8, to her Midtown office. But she calms herself down by reminding herself where she works. I run Working Mother, after all, she says. Everyone here understands. Owens packs plenty of activities to keep her tots working 9 to 5, and she keeps them in her office or a conference room where they wont disturb anyone. You have two full time roles hitting each other at the same time youre doing your hands on parenting right there, but you dont have paid leave, or you have a deadline, she says. She used to split the day in half with her husband one parent would take the kids in the morning, and the other would pick them up after lunch. But her husbands workplace is less family friendly than Owens, so now she pulls a double baby sitting shift. Even the Manhattan facilities manager whos seen kids break up his meetings recognizes some benefit to having the young ones around. Its better for productivity if people are happy and can take care of their personal stuff, he says. Hes on to something. A recent study by the economists at the University of Warwick found that happy employees are 1. Plus, cute kids can be an asset. Self employed Manhattan broker Matt Soall, 4. Juliana on apartment walkthroughs humanizes him with his clients. Real estate agents have a reputation in the city for being hustlers and sharks, but Juliana shows that I have a conscience, and thats a good thing for my business, he says. Ive had clients joke with me that I bring her to close the deal, and they get a kick out of her. Bringing Juliana to different homes in different neighborhoods has been a great learning experience. We take cabs. We take the subway. Shes seen everything from 2,0. It helps her adapt to different scenarios because she has to meet new people, and it exposes her to a lot of different things. Childhood development experts say that showing your kids where you work can be an instructive experience. They can learn a lot, and it can be really fun, says Dr. Dana Hyman, a psychologist at NYUs Child Study Center. They see their parents in a different light, and it broadens their perspective on the world and gets them out of their little bubble. Letting your kids see how you provide for necessities like food and clothing, as well as comforts like Wi. Fi and digital cable, also instills a good work ethic. Most people work, says Hyman, so modeling that is really important in demonstrating that this is part of life, and these are social and professional skills that we have to foster. Speaking of teaching responsibility, Meetup. Scott Heiferman has found a creative way to care for his 4 year old daughter when he has to bring her to work. He pays his colleagues 1. Its just so cool. The 1. 4 year old gets to actually become a babysitter, and shes proud of that, and she gets paid, and the 4 year old is getting taken care of, he says. Theyre sitting in the middle of the office and making art with office supplies, and it brings some humanity and some life into the office. Besides, kids arent the most distracting office interlopers. We have some dogs around, and I think the dogs are more annoying than kids, says Heiferman. I dont think that my kid has pooped on the office floor. Peter Sblendorio. Tags parenting. Send a Letter to the Editor. Join the Conversation facebook.