Babies gone wild… Teens get taste of parenthood

April 16, 2010 • Samantha Riley  
Filed under Features, News

Not very often do you see teenage mothers caring for their child at school. However, during the next month, it will be a common sight.

“This is a great learning experience for students to realize the impact that having a child can have on their lives,” Amy Oldehoeft, FACS teacher, said.

Any student who took the parenting class will be caring for a fake child during school as well as at home.

“The students learn that their time is no longer their own and that they have to work every single part of their day around their child’s,” Oldehoeft, said.

Students who took the parenting class received random scenarios of how their baby was born, if they had a boy or girl, how much the baby weighed and if the father was present. Before students drew their scenarios they had to choose a boy and a girl name for their child.

“I think that the babies are a good idea and that they teach you a lot; you can’t do what you normally do after school because you have to have the baby with you,” Morgan Cashier, sophomore, said.

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