Following are guidelines from the foundation for planning for the day, and evaluating it afterward. Notes in parenthesis are from the author's experience. First, a plan-ahead tip sheet:

Ask who will be organizing activities for the event and inform that person that you would like to participate by bringing your daughter or son or by assisting with planning. (Note: many workplaces handle this quite informally. This is an opportunity to formalize it at your workplace.)
Ask your daughter or son if they would like to attend Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day at your office and explain to them what the program is about. (Note: Let them decide if they want to participate. Lack of buy-in can make for a very long day.)
Find out what your daughter or son's career/professional interests are. Perhaps you can suggest a workshop to your workplace organizer based on this interest. (Note: Most elementary school boys want to be firefighters. It's unlikely you will be able to cobble together such a workshop unless you are a firefighter.)
Review your daughter or son's school calendar and see what is planned at school for that day.
Contact your daughter or son's school to inform them that your child will be participating in the event. Ask your daughter or son's teacher what school assignment needs to be completed for that day.
Request the agenda from your workplace organizer. Review it with your daughter or son and go over expectations for the day in regard to learning and behavior. (Note: Mentioning the agenda can lead to the creation of one.)

The foundation offers these tips to make the day of go more smoothly:

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