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Have a Baby? I Think I'll Think it Over!

My students need 2 baby simulators with keys for the student and teacher.

  • $1,061 goal

This project expired on May 29, 2010.

This project expired on May 29, 2010.

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Mrs. Gorby J.F. Webb School-Health & Life Science
Oxford, NC Grades 9-12

The Baby Think It Over infant simulator is a lifelike, life-size baby doll with realistic computerized responses, which allows teens to experience some of the demands of infant care. I would like to utilize this technology at the high school level to help adolescents appreciate the responsibilities involved with parenthood. I teach health occupations education to high school students in grades 9 through 12, in a special school of Health and Life Sciences, in rural North Carolina.

Helping young people avoid unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmissible infections is a challenge that faces communities around the world, and North Carolina has the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections in the US, a dubious distinction. Children having children is a problem with dire consequences for both young people themselves and for society as a whole. Young people with children often have sharply reduced education and employment opportunities and a poorer quality of life. Meeting their needs places a severe burden on both families and public resources. Additionally, sexually active teens are at great risk of contracting AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The babies simulate those being born to drug addicted mothers, so these "babies" will aid me in my efforts to reinforce the dangers from both legal and illegal drugs.

The infant simulator is a lifelike, life-size (20 1/2 inches) vinyl baby weighing 6.5 pounds. It is anatomically correct. An internal computer simulates an infant crying at realistic, random intervals 24 hours a day. The "parent" is given a non-transferable key attached to a hospital bracelet on his or her wrist that must be inserted in the Baby for a specific length of time to simulate feeding, bathing, diaper-changing and comforting. Care sessions last from 5 to 35 minutes. If the "baby" has been properly cared for, it will coo to signal the end of the session. If it is neglected (allowed to cry for more than one minute) or handled roughly (dropped, thrown or struck), tamper-proof indicators on the computer will alert the instructor. The drug-affected model, smaller in size, has the additional feature of simulating tremors due to withdrawal from a mother's drug addiction during pregnancy.

You will make it possible for my students to take Baby home overnight or on a weekend. Student reaction to the infant simulator has been very encouraging in other schools. "I don't want babies; I'm gonna wait," is a fairly typical response of those who have experienced caring for Baby. Recent studies have shown that the use of Baby Think It Over is more effective in changing the attitudes of adolescents toward parenting than other popular strategies such as shadowing a teen parent for a day. Reductions of up to 50% in the rate of teen pregnancy have been reported by some schools and teachers who have used the infant simulator. Baby Think It Over has received several major awards, including the What's New in Home Economics "Healthy Living Award" for 1995, 1996 and 1997; the Parenting Magazine "Parenting Achievement Award" for 1995; and the Fortune Magazine "Product of the Year Award" for 1994.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted
Mrs. Gorby J.F. Webb School-Health & Life Science Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oxford, NC View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ready-or-Not Tot® Student Keys • Nasco $6.25 1 $6.25
Ready-or-Not Tot® Teacher Keys • Nasco $7.25 1 $7.25
Enhanced/Drug Affected Ready-or-Not Tot® – Brown Female • Nasco $365.00 1 $365.00
Enhanced/Drug Affected Ready-or-Not Tot® – White Male • Nasco $365.00 1 $365.00

Materials cost

$743.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $74.35

Sales tax

 $31.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$869.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$190.89

Total project goal

$1,060.49

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