My wife uses these babies with her classes, she has different ethnic babies as well. The kids typically hate the responsibility of having a baby, urrrrghh it cries, right when i am on my cell phone. such tragedies. The stories and the clamaties are endless.
I have always had the perspective that children bring out the worst in parents. Jim Jim Matiya North Central College and Moraine Valley Community College [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> New webpage: http://online.morainevalley.edu/WebSupported/JimMatiya/ 2003 Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of the American Psychological Association) High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at www.Teaching-Point.net<http://www.teaching-point.net/> Need Inverted Goggles or Displacement Goggles? I got 'em! Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/ ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:37:26 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [tips] Re: Waiting on baby > To: [email protected] > > > > Stephen Black wrote: > > http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4494364 > > > > Comment: sounds like a good idea, but who knows? What if the kids discover > > the baby is > > cute and adorable and they'd like to have one just like it, only real? > > Although in addition to > > wetting, crying, and vomiting, I don't suppose they also programme the baby > > to smile and > > coo. That kind of realism might be too risky for a doll intended to > > discourage pregnancy. > > Just show how nasty babies are, please. But it might not work. > > > > I think they need a randomized groups experiment. This could help avoid the > > possible > > surprise of unintended bad outcomes from good intentions Or they could > > just put the money > > into better sex and birth control education (I'm dreaming, right?). What > > does a high-tech toy > > like this cost, anyway? > > > > Stephen > > > > Our high school uses this system. Students are chosen (apparently) at > random and must take care of the baby for about 5 days. Both males and > females are possible parents. > > My son was chosen to participate. I don't know whether it changed the > likelihood of him engaging in sexual intercourse but it was gratifying > to be able to tell him that he needed to attend to his crying baby. > > And, Stephen, here is a price list for you- http://tinyurl.com/ycefsq > > My electronic desires lean more to a Playstation 3. > > Ken > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
