Take Your Child to Work Day
-April 23, 2009-Comments (0)
It's that time of year, again! This year's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® Day is today Thursday, April 23, 2009. If your workplace has not chosen to participate this year, make the commitment today to ask about participating next year or setting an alternative date on the company calendar for later in the year.Why is taking your child to work important? Designed to be more than a career day, the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work program goes beyond the average practice of "shadowing" an adult. Exposing girls and boys to what a parent or mentor in their lives does during the work day is important, but showing them the value of their education, helping them discover the power and possibilities associated with a balanced work and family life, providing them an opportunity to share how they envision the future, and allowing them to begin steps toward their end goals in a hands-on and interactive environment is key to their achieving success.
The theme for 2009, "Building Partnerships To Educate and Empower," expresses what the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work program has done all along - empower children to make more informed decisions about careers and the work/family balance by educating them about the world of work and the possibilities available to them. For over 16 years, the development of new, interactive activities and partnerships has helped the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work program in taking girls and boys to the future they dream of.
Visit the program's Web site for more information.
Have you participated in a take your child to work program? Are there other ways you have exposed your kids to different careers?
