‘Take Your Child to Work’ day expands young minds

For many working parents, the annual “Take Your Child to Work” day is a simple enough affair. Mom’s a police officer? Come ride in the patrol car and hang out at the station. Dad’s a nurse? Watch him gauge a patient’s blood pressure and learn how to use a stethoscope.

But for parents who work in sometimes highly guarded engineering or technology fields, taking a child to work can seem like a frustrating exercise.