REAL CARE BABYINSTRUCTIONS

LIST THE 4 TYPES OF CARE YOU WILL PROVIDE FOR BABY

• FEEDING

• BURPING

• ROCKING

• DIAPERING

LIST 3 OTHERS SOUNDS BESIDES CRYING THAT BABY MAKES.

• COO

• COUGH

• BREATHING

BEFORE YOU CAN PROVIDE CARE FOR BABY, YOU MUST HEAR THE ______ THAT MEANS

BABY RECOGNIZES YOU.• CHIME

BABY WILL RECORD NEGLECT IF IT TAKES YOU LONGER THAN ____ MINUTES TO

RESPOND TO BABY.• 2

ALTHOUGH REAL INFANTS MAY BE FUSSY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, BABY WILL

NOT BE FUSSY FOR MORE THAN ___ MINUTES.

• 3

LIST TWO THINGS THAT HAPPEN IF BABY IS ROUGHLY HANDLED, ABUSED OR ITS HEAD

IS NOT SUPPORTED.• BABY CRIES HARD

• ELECTRONICS RECORD THE EVENT

THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT ROUGH HANDLING AND

HEAD SUPPORT FAILURE. LIST TWO.• DO NOT JUGGLE TOO MANY THINGS

• DO NOT THROW BABY IN THE AIR

• DO NOT LET OTHER PEOPLE HOLD BABY

• DO NOT LEAVE BABY UNATTENDED

• DO NOT LET ANYONE SHAKE BABY

LIST THREE THINGS THAT CAN PERMANENTLY STAIN BABY’S SKIN

• CLOTHING DYE

• PENS AND MARKERS

• NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINES

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP PROTECT BABY FROM STAINS?

• KEEP BABY CLOTHED AND WRAPPED IN A BLANKET

HOW CAN YOU SIMULATE BATHING BABY?

• BABY WIPES

• DAMP WASHCLOTH

• NEVER WATER!!!!

CHECKING OUT THE BABY

• YOU WILL RECEIVE A PASS DURING THE CLASS PRIOR TO CHECKOUT ON FRIDAY

• YOU, AND ONLY YOU WILL COME TO MY ROOM DURING SEMINAR• YOU NEED TO CROSS-REFERENCE THE CODE NUMBER ON YOUR BRACELET TO THE NUMBER

LISTED ON YOUR BABIES BIRTH CERTIFICATE

• MRS. SIMMONS WILL PUT BRACELET ON YOU.

• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BOTTLE

• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GREEN AND YELLOW DIAPER

• FASTEN YOUR BABY IN THE CAR SEAT AND ENJOY!

• RETURN BACK TO YOUR SEMINAR• THE BABY SENSES ROUGH HANDLING PRIOR/AFTER THE SIMULATION TIME.

DURING SIMULATION

• REMEMBER THAT THE BABY WILL CRY AND THE SENSOR WILL NOT RESPOND DUE TO FUSSINESS

• IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO CONTACT ME BECAUSE YOU THINK THE BABY IS NOT WORKING, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. I WILL TELL YOU TO:

• CHECK THAT THE STATUS LIGHT IS STILL ON IN THE BACK

• PLACE THE BABY ON ITS STOMACH FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO SEE IF IT STARTS TO CRY

• DOCUMENT ANY ISSUE YOU THINK MIGHT BE OCCURRING

• THE BABY WILL SHUT DOWN FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT

• I WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR EMAILS/TEXTS

DURING SIMULATION

• DO NOT STRESS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

• YOU ARE ALLOTTED 100 MINUTES OF CRYING TIME BEFORE IT STARTS TO AFFECT YOUR GRADE.

• PARENTING IS STRESSFUL, IF YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL WALK AWAY AND TAKE A BREAK.

• I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO GET A 100% ON THIS! IT’S A TOUGH JOB! AND YOU WILL MISS A FEW POINTS.

MONDAY MORNING

• PROMPTLY RETURN BABY TO MY ROOM PRIOR TO CLASS STARTING.

• IF YOU RETURN LATE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION YOUR GRADE WILL BE REDUCED BY 10% EVERYDAY I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU.

• BRACELET WILL BE CUT BY MRS. SIMMONS ONLY OR YOUR GRADE WILL RESULT IN A ZERO.

REFLECTION ESSAY

• DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY

• ONE PAGE, DOUBLE SPACED, 12 POINT FONT TYPED REPORT DUE WITHIN 1 WEEK AFTER RETURNING THE BABY.

• INCLUDE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WITHIN YOUR REPORT:

• WAS THE PARENTING SIMULATION MORE OR LESS DIFFICULT THAN EXPECTED AND WHY?

• HOW DID IT/WOULD IT AFFECT YOUR SCHOOLWORK AND SOCIAL LIFE TO HAVE A CHILD NOW.

ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT

• RESEARCH PAPER

• CURRENT EVENT/TOPIC IN CHILDCARE OR EDUCATION

• APPROVED BY MRS. SIMMONS

• 4 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, TIMES NEW ROMAN, 12 POINT FONT

• 3 SOURCES, WORKS CITED PAGE INCLUDED