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PHOTO: The video of Praedictix meteorologist Susie Martin wearing her son while reporting the weather was shared on Facebook where it received 1.2 million views.
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\"I love that it shows that women can be mothers and do their jobs without \"being distracted,\" one commenter wrote. \"So wonderful to see it [baby-wearing] normalized.\"

Another woman applauded Martin's workplace for being supportive.

\"We would have more mothers in well paying jobs if they knew that their kids are okay,\" she said.

Men also chimed in. \"Strong women run this world,\" one wrote.

Dr. Jason Homme, assistant professor of pediatrics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said the key, initial phase of parent-child bonding is during the first few weeks of life, but there's more connecting that occurs a little later in childhood, as with Martin's son.

\"I think it's reasonable to conclude that it can help with bonding for both for the parent and child,\" Homme told \"Good Morning America\" of baby-wearing. \"I think to promote it in this way is creative.\"

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PHOTO: Praedictix meteorologist Susie Martin of Minnesota, is empowering viewers after she wore her toddler while reporting the forecast.
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Homme said mothers and fathers shouldn't consider it a lesser style of parenting to use a stroller, or any other different carrier.

\"I'm strongly pro-bonding and pro-mom...and mom getting it done at work,\" he added.

Martin said she's happy the forecast went viral so other parents can see how baby-wearing helps her bond with her son.

\"It does make me feel like a mom that can be very capable of doing things,\" she added. \"That's just the message that I love about it and I would say as a working mom, it's nice to be able to have this tool with me to help me do my job.\"

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