Sex Ed robot Baby in he House - lol!

[LuvCuteBoys]

too bad those fake babies don't really stop the kids from having (careless) sex.

I hate these programs. As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't teach anything about safe(r) sex. It teaches you that a fake baby can be programmed to cry and that maybe you don't want to be a parent at a young age. So we're still gonna have sex, but if the girl winds up pregnant we don't want to be teen parents so we have one of two options. Adoption or abortion.

I hate that the baby is still the thing that is considered taboo. Disease control should be a lot higher on that list in my opinion.

 

[MrsPete]

We have this 'baby' for three days and DS says 'I'm not going anywhere with this thing!!!' I asked why and he said, 'I'm just 14, do you want people to think I have a BABY?!?!?!?"

Does he "get" the large picture though? The concept that though not many 14-year olds would say, "I want a baby now", plenty of 14-year olds would say, "I want to have sex now", and the baby is a consequence.

 

[sunnyday123]

I hate these programs. As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't teach anything about safe(r) sex. It teaches you that a fake baby can be programmed to cry and that maybe you don't want to be a parent at a young age. So we're still gonna have sex, but if the girl winds up pregnant we don't want to be teen parents so we have one of two options. Adoption or abortion.

I hate that the baby is still the thing that is considered taboo. Disease control should be a lot higher on that list in my opinion.

I have a friend in nursing school, and one of his classes had to do with STD's. The book has up close, color pictures. It made ME not want to have sex ever again!!

He's saving it to show his kids when they are older.

 

[DarthKTrava]

My niece had to deal with the electronic baby. Didn't stop her from having her own baby before she was 17.

That thing started crying and she's going, "MOOO-OOOM!!!!"

Her real baby doesn't cry as much as that fake one did.

 

[Sehsun]

In my Life Management class in 9th grade, we got to care for 5 lb. bags of flour for a few days to a week (can't quite remember the exact timeline). I really enjoyed it, as I absolutely loved babies - and still do.

I wish our school had those kinds of babies that the OP and other posters mentioned! I think I would have actually enjoyed that, as weird as it sounds.

 

[MerMom60_94]

Hey Shortbun, your son and my daughter ought to start a playgroup! DD also has a "baby" this weekend for her Health Class. We actually had to go to pick up new glasses this morning and as soon as we step foot in the eye doctor's office the "baby" started crying and she had to figure out what was wrong while everybody was staring at her. She hasn't left the house since.

I know I heard the baby crying a few times last night and it has been relatively quiet today so I would imagine I will hear her again tonight. I just rolled over and went back to sleep and let her deal with it.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I have never heard of these things! When I was in HS we had to carry around a bag of flour...I don't remember if it was 5 or 10 lbs. It didnt wake me up in the middle of the night I did leave it in the car while out to dinner with my BF one time Married that BF and never left any of our real babies in the car!

We had to carry a 5lb bag of flour. It was pretty pointless and more of a joke to everyone. I'm sure the dolls they have now are much more effective. My DD 16 best friend had to take hers home over the weekend and she was literally crying her eyes out from the stress. DD should be getting the doll this semester. I plan on renting a room at the Holiday Inn.

 

[AristocatFan]

Our high school has the pregnancy bellies! I didn't know about these and was picking DS up from school one day when I counted 7 pregnant girls come out of school! I commented about it when he got in the van and he just laughed and told me about the bellies.

 

[shortbun]

Hey Shortbun, your son and my daughter ought to start a playgroup! DD also has a "baby" this weekend for her Health Class. We actually had to go to pick up new glasses this morning and as soon as we step foot in the eye doctor's office the "baby" started crying and she had to figure out what was wrong while everybody was staring at her. She hasn't left the house since.

I know I heard the baby crying a few times last night and it has been relatively quiet today so I would imagine I will hear her again tonight. I just rolled over and went back to sleep and let her deal with it.

Carlos(nicknamed Paulo now) has been a great baby since the first night. We took him to a football party yesterday and all the mothers wanted to hold him which made DS really nervous - he's getting a grade for this. Barely a peep all night and we've crossed the 'i'm not leaving the house with this baby' threshold. A playdate is a good idea. Ds's friends have babies too and they are all holed up in their houses, afraid to go anywhere. It's a dumb experiment.

 

[elgerber]

Our high school has the pregnancy bellies! I didn't know about these and was picking DS up from school one day when I counted 7 pregnant girls come out of school! I commented about it when he got in the van and he just laughed and told me about the bellies.

That doesn't seem very fair, it doesn't teach the boys anything.

 

[Kath2003]

That doesn't seem very fair, it doesn't teach the boys anything.

I dunno, I'd think it would teach them to avoid hot, tired, crabby 'pregnant' women?

 

[elgerber]

I dunno, I'd think it would teach them to avoid hot, tired, crabby 'pregnant' women?

OK, I'll give ya that! But it won't deter much, just tell them to run the other direction later LOL.

 

[golfgal]

Well, the baby(named 'Carlos Santana') was up twice in the night. The first time I was unaware. The second time, I was up and went in to check on DS. He said, 'I HATE this baby, I'm afraid to go to sleep because it might wake up.' I said, "Uh huh, that's the way real babies make you feel too." He was standing up in the dark burping 'Carlos' and the darn thing was cooing just like a real baby!!!! Later this morning I'm playing some Santana. I think we'll be able to use this as a signal in the future when DS has a girlfriend, lol!!

Good plan!! I like the idea of him leaving on a date and you saying "remember Carlos". Good reference point.

Our high school has the pregnancy bellies! I didn't know about these and was picking DS up from school one day when I counted 7 pregnant girls come out of school! I commented about it when he got in the van and he just laughed and told me about the bellies.

Carlos(nicknamed Paulo now) has been a great baby since the first night. We took him to a football party yesterday and all the mothers wanted to hold him which made DS really nervous - he's getting a grade for this. Barely a peep all night and we've crossed the 'i'm not leaving the house with this baby' threshold. A playdate is a good idea. Ds's friends have babies too and they are all holed up in their houses, afraid to go anywhere. It's a dumb experiment.

There are a LOT of teenagers, girls mostly, that want a baby because they can dress them up and they are cute. They don't have any real sense that they are not dolls and they require care. I think these assignments are VERY good to show kids that babies are not just cute things they can play with when they feel like it. It seems to me that your kids are getting a very good dose of what it is like to be a parent--babies are heavy to carry around, babies are no fun in the store when they are crying and you can't quiet them down (look how many posts you see here on that exact topic from REAL babies/toddlers in the store), it is usually easier just to stay home then to arrange for a babysitter so your social life isn't quite what you expect when you have a baby.

There are some high schools out there where 50+% of the girls have babies before they graduate. Take a look at the show "Pregnancy Pact" which is a true story about a bunch of girls that all TRIED to get pregnant in high school.

I have a feeling that most of you, though, are like us where teen pregnancy isn't all that common in your area.

Now, having said that--I HOPE my kids don't take the class where they have to do this . What a PITA for the parents.

 

[MerMom60_94]

[/QUOTE]There are a LOT of teenagers, girls mostly, that want a baby because they can dress them up and they are cute. They don't have any real sense that they are not dolls and they require care. I think these assignments are VERY good to show kids that babies are not just cute things they can play with when they feel like it. It seems to me that your kids are getting a very good dose of what it is like to be a parent--babies are heavy to carry around, babies are no fun in the store when they are crying and you can't quiet them down (look how many posts you see here on that exact topic from REAL babies/toddlers in the store), it is usually easier just to stay home then to arrange for a babysitter so your social life isn't quite what you expect when you have a baby.

There are some high schools out there where 50+% of the girls have babies before they graduate. Take a look at the show "Pregnancy Pact" which is a true story about a bunch of girls that all TRIED to get pregnant in high school.

I have a feeling that most of you, though, are like us where teen pregnancy isn't all that common in your area.

Now, having said that--I HOPE my kids don't take the class where they have to do this . What a PITA for the parents. [/QUOTE]

I agree there are a lot of girls that don't quite get the responsibility that goes with having a baby. I have a couple of nieces who were teenage mothers and I will take ANYTHING if it's going to help me get through to my daughter and have her think twice about risking pregnancy. Someone in an earlier post said she would rather see schools teach about STDs. Can't they teach about all the ramifications including both STDs and pregnancy? I talk about both all the time. This project, in and of itself, may not prevent my daughter from getting pregnant but I am hoping it is one more tool to get the point across. DH and I think if she takes no other lesson away from Freshman year this is one worth learning.

On a side note, I had to laugh this morning when she was whining she just wanted to take a shower in the worst way but didn't think she could leave the baby to do it. Sounds just like motherhood to me!

 

[shortbun]

There are a LOT of teenagers, girls mostly, that want a baby because they can dress them up and they are cute. They don't have any real sense that they are not dolls and they require care. I think these assignments are VERY good to show kids that babies are not just cute things they can play with when they feel like it. It seems to me that your kids are getting a very good dose of what it is like to be a parent--babies are heavy to carry around, babies are no fun in the store when they are crying and you can't quiet them down (look how many posts you see here on that exact topic from REAL babies/toddlers in the store), it is usually easier just to stay home then to arrange for a babysitter so your social life isn't quite what you expect when you have a baby.

There are some high schools out there where 50+% of the girls have babies before they graduate. Take a look at the show "Pregnancy Pact" which is a true story about a bunch of girls that all TRIED to get pregnant in high school.

I have a feeling that most of you, though, are like us where teen pregnancy isn't all that common in your area.

Now, having said that--I HOPE my kids don't take the class where they have to do this . What a PITA for the parents. [/QUOTE]

I agree there are a lot of girls that don't quite get the responsibility that goes with having a baby. I have a couple of nieces who were teenage mothers and I will take ANYTHING if it's going to help me get through to my daughter and have her think twice about risking pregnancy. Someone in an earlier post said she would rather see schools teach about STDs. Can't they teach about all the ramifications including both STDs and pregnancy? I talk about both all the time. This project, in and of itself, may not prevent my daughter from getting pregnant but I am hoping it is one more tool to get the point across. DH and I think if she takes no other lesson away from Freshman year this is one worth learning.

On a side note, I had to laugh this morning when she was whining she just wanted to take a shower in the worst way but didn't think she could leave the baby to do it. Sounds just like motherhood to me![/QUOTE]

Yesterday when my son took his shower, I showed him what I used to do with him while I was showering. I'd set him up in his car seat in the bathroom and shower really fast. He didn't want to do that; I explained that he had no alternative. He asked me to watch the baby. I asked him if he'd be living with me when he became a parent? he ended up clean and the baby didn't squack.
This morning after the 2nd night of being awakened quite a few times, I took pity on him and took the baby for four hours so he could sleep. I told him he owed me $32/8 dollars an hour. I didn't make him pay but this thing is actually giving me/him the opportunity to learn many things about parenting.
lol! Thank goodness the baby turns itself OFF tomorrow morning at 6am!!!
"Viva Carlos Santana!!" (have you seen Delta Farce?)

 

[debf]

My dd13 had one of these babies early in the school year. She was so excited about it. By the third day she was a mess. Very tired,and crying when the baby cried. She was so ready to give this baby back by Monday morning. The funniest thing was when I got up to go to work that Monday she was sleeping on the couch and the bay was in the car seat with a big down blanket wrapped around it. She could not take the crying anymore. I hope it was a good lesson for her. I know it made me not want anymore kids.

 

[golfgal]

I agree there are a lot of girls that don't quite get the responsibility that goes with having a baby. I have a couple of nieces who were teenage mothers and I will take ANYTHING if it's going to help me get through to my daughter and have her think twice about risking pregnancy. Someone in an earlier post said she would rather see schools teach about STDs. Can't they teach about all the ramifications including both STDs and pregnancy? I talk about both all the time. This project, in and of itself, may not prevent my daughter from getting pregnant but I am hoping it is one more tool to get the point across. DH and I think if she takes no other lesson away from Freshman year this is one worth learning.

On a side note, I had to laugh this morning when she was whining she just wanted to take a shower in the worst way but didn't think she could leave the baby to do it. Sounds just like motherhood to me!

It took me a couple weeks to figure out that I could take DS into the bathroom with me when I showered. Up until then I waited for DH to come home for lunch. When the twins came along I just stuck them in their crib, if they cried, oh well, they would live for 10 minutes while I showered.

I think all of you parents going through this should write all these things down in a book so when your child comes to you thinking they may want to have sex you can pull out the book and say "remember when you couldn't shower when you had that fake baby at home" or "remember when you were crying so hard because the baby cried all night" .

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

I know it made me not want anymore kids.

And that's my point. Please don't be offended and just take this in the context that I mean... but I'm assuming you're still gonna have sex.

I don't feel this makes kids abstain from sex. It makes them not want children. And those are two entirely different things.

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

Remy (11) is getting one of these next semester lol..she's looking forward to it, poor delusional child lol. I think it will be interesting in our house since I will have my own real newborn too..maybe she will get some practice before "her baby" is assigned to her lol.

As for me, I got a hardboiled egg in high school to care for. I remember you had to be careful because boys would snatch your egg and toss it over the railing on the second story...I learned from an older cousin do NOT do an elaborate decoration on your egg baby since if you have to reboil a new one before the project is over it is hard to make them identical lol..our teacher took pics when we first started and compared them to the final baby when it was done lol.

 

[gshanny]

I got pulled over by a police officer thanks to that darn baby. Even better, a neighbor and a whole busload of DD's classmates drove by while we were pulled over.
I was doing 20 in the school speed zone. I signaled my turn. I did nothing wrong. My gut instinct told me he was going to pull us over for some weird reason as soon as I saw him turn the corner and get behind us and follow us for several blocks.
As the officer was walking up to the car we realized suddenly why he pulled us over. I opened my window, looked him in the face, and told him it was a doll. He got a funny look on his face and had to do a double take to confirm it was. He said we might be better off in the future not having the carrier in my DD's lap.lol I actually think he was as embarrassed as we were. I will say the carrier was not set up to be strapped in. It was just for the kids to carry it in. My kids were always, and still are, strapped in at all times.
I am still amazed he was able to tell it was a carrier since all he could have seen was the handle.
DD got an A. The teacher got a good laugh. The rest of the class got good advice about how to transport them in the future.