{"id":17153,"date":"2018-10-12T04:59:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T11:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/?p=17153"},"modified":"2018-10-12T04:59:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T11:59:59","slug":"a-mother-bringing-her-baby-assistant-to-the-workplace-cartoon-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/a-mother-bringing-her-baby-assistant-to-the-workplace-cartoon-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon of the Week: A mother bringing her baby assistant to the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Susie Martin<\/strong>, director of operations and certified meteorologist for weather company Praedictix<\/strong>, wore her one-year-old baby to work this week to promote babywearing<\/strong> to other parents during International Babywearing Week<\/strong>. She wanted to raise awareness of the practice.<\/p>\n

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According to the event\u2019s website, babywearing<\/strong> reduces crying, builds confidence in parents and reduces anxiety from separation.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I wanted to promote this wonderful tool that\u2019s helped me as a mom and the bonding experience between mother and son,\u2019 Martin of Minnesota, told Good Morning America. \u2018I suppose it\u2019s a way for the baby to be comforted. It was nice for me personally because I could multitask<\/strong> while comforting my child.\u2019<\/p>\n

The video featuring Martin and her child presenting the weather forecast<\/strong> was shared on Facebook<\/a> and received 1.2 million views and thousands of comments from users amazed and inspired by the move.<\/p>\n

Some even applauded her workplace<\/a> for being so supportive. But others were not impressed and called the move \u2018inappropriate\u2019 and \u2018not professional\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018If I could inspire at least one parent to try babywearing and if it helped them even a fraction as much as it has helped me and my family, it would be well worth it,\u2019 Martin<\/strong> wrote.<\/p>\n

Despite these mixed reactions, the majority supported Martin<\/strong>\u2019s decision and some went even further by posting a how-to video showing how to properly and safely wrap a baby.<\/p>\n

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