In recent years this tried and true child development class activity has been replaced by dolls that are programmed to act somewhat like a regular baby.
Child development baby doll project.
Wisconsin based realityworks developed the realcare dolls to teach a variety of sex education topics including the stages of pregnancy and the effects of drug use on infant development.
Madelyne spends 24 taking care of a realcare baby.
How does she handle being a mom during this short period of time.
The theory behind the lifelike dolls was that looking after a baby for a few days would expose teenage girls to the reality of teenage parenthood the virtual infant parenting programme and others.
Some less technologically advanced dolls just need one reaction when they cry such as turning a key in the doll s back after each student has a turn with the doll the teacher can print out a report that shows how responsive each student was to the doll s needs guest.
Realcare baby 3 infant simulator.
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What kind of noises does baby make.