Holly Cummins

How good is this? It's the first family workstation in a Canadian academic library (https://gerstein.library.utoronto.ca/visit/spaces/family-workstation). The parent can work at the desk, and the infant can work in the contained area.

Or, if the research starts going very badly, they can swap.

Family Workstation | Gerstein Science Information Centre

Desk with a built-in and contained infant/toddler-friendly play area Library users accompanied by children can use the workstation Play area includes PVC-free padded mat, mirror, and learning panel No reservation required

Mar 18, 2024 at 1:09pmWeb
Show threadChris Laprun ⏚Mar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins I need one for my office!
Show threadSteph MokMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins They can swap! 😂
Show threadJayMar 18, 2024
@EcoActivist @holly_cummins
Show threadSublimeOverloadMar 18, 2024
@WhiteCatTamer @EcoActivist @holly_cummins this made me laugh.
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Mar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins Brilliant!
Show threadglorpMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins I wonder if using your baby as a rubber ducky will subconsciously affect them positively or negatively
Show threadTony WellsMar 18, 2024

@glorp @holly_cummins

"no daddy, you need an ellipse there"

Show threadSublimeOverloadMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins would have loved to have one. Great idea.
Show threadmmalcMar 18, 2024

@holly_cummins

Looks like a great accessory for pair programming

Show threadGed|NetMar 18, 2024

@holly_cummins

Distracted much?

I would have never gotten any work done if I had to entertain the young, impressionable sponge all day long.

This isn't going to work on a large scale.

Show threadLaurenZannah in Techland🏳️‍⚧️Mar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins We have a couple of those in our local library! They're pretty cool, but sadly our five-year-old is too big to be entertained (or contained😂 ) by them
Show threadBonkersMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins I take the one on the right side
Show threadTony WellsMar 18, 2024

@holly_cummins

"Fluid dynamics, a new theory of laminar flow in zero gravity. Co-author: Little Tammy age 2.25yrs"

Show threadloaExMachinaMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins
I agree that infants should be imprisoned in the Cubicle of Woe. They are evil and deserve this treatment.
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Show threadTurtle GreenMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins It's kind of sad
Show threadLaimisMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins looks like someone without kids had this brilliant idea. I would love to see a kid sit in that more than 20 mins when it sees all the library stuff around it
Show threadClaudius LinkMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins
😂💜
Show threadWesMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins or is this dystopian? "You had your baby now get back to work"
Show threadBrett RMar 18, 2024
@holly_cummins "Your child can learn the joys of cubicle life as early as possible!"
Show threadhanstuxMar 19, 2024
@holly_cummins cool idea, but plenty rough edges around the kit. Better round them up, to not injure the kids.
Show threadFardels BearMar 19, 2024

@holly_cummins

Ideal for a cat as well.

Show threadStephan SaalfeldMar 19, 2024
@holly_cummins This looks like a good idea and may work for some. My children were incompatible with such efforts and needed active attention. The tool that worked for me was daycare.