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[quote=Anonymous]Agree that it depends entirely on the kids themselves and how well they are going to heed you when you tell them to stay put and stay focused on whatever you have given them to pass the time. If you cannot be assured they'll do just this, it will be far less stressful on you to leave them with a sitter or set up playdate(s) for that time, OP.

You don't say what kind of consultation you mean and whether it's medical or legal etc. If it's medical, well, I might not take a kid into an office where they deal with communicable stuff like flu and colds; the chances of picking up something in a general waiting room in a general doctor's office is higher than, say, in the office of an ob/gyn or a dentist etc. You're likely to get posts saying it's no big deal but having sat in doctor's waiting rooms where there are people near me who clearly are coughing, barely suppressing sneezes, pale and dazed and hot-looking -- yeah, I don't want my kid one seat away from them, much less breathing the same air during a flu outbreak.

And check first. Some medical offices actually do not permit anyone to leave kids in the waiting room, iPads or phones notwithstanding. I had one ob/gyn who wouldn't allow unattended kids, too.[/quote]

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