Comments on: How Your Parenting Skills Can Help Your Career

By: Donna A

Donna A — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:28:00 +0000

The patience you learn being a parent is a great skill to have in your career. We all know we work with at least one child in our jobs..

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:53:00 +0000

I so much agree with every item. I can multi-task much better now than I could before I was a parent. I also roll with the punches and don’t get as upset as I used to about little things.

By: Rruntz

Rruntz — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:29:00 +0000

I definitely think that being a parent gives you added skills which would benefit any work environment!!

By: Hlthompson

Hlthompson — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:19:00 +0000

This is true, but I think employers look at women with children as a liability as well. Are you going to take time off work every time they are sick? P.D days? Are you going to be able put in overtime when they request it? etc. etc.

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:43:00 +0000

This may be true for men, but I think unfortunately women face a tough time in many workplace environments once they have children. Just the fact of being a parent it is assumed by your employer that you will not put forward the same amount of time and effort that someone without a child will. I really hope that this does change for the better and mom’s and dad’s can both be looked at this way where there are skills gained by being a parent.

By: Jadelechner

Jadelechner — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:40:00 +0000

It is encouraging to us new parents(probably not just me) out there, knowing that more people are starting to look at how being a parent can have its advantages in the workplace. Especially if we decide to be a stay at home parent for a few years, I really am hoping that employers are willing to look at it more seriously instead of looking at being a stay at home parent gains you no skills.