Child Development Project

Student Reporter: Lyndsey Weyker


Students who are currently enrolled in Child Development have developed a newfound appreciation for parenthood. Autumn Santarius, said “I was excited to get a baby but after a week of enduring motherhood, and lack of sleep, I have learned what it takes to be a mother. I am definitely not ready to have children for awhile. It was a great learning experience, though.” You might have seen them walking the halls with baby dolls or you might have even heard the dolls cry. Well they are not just carrying it for fun; they are actually getting graded on how well they take care of their baby. They get to keep their children for a week, and then someone else in the class is in charge of being a parent since there are only four dolls.


A monitor inside the baby goes off randomly at any time of the day and night. If students do not tend to their crying baby within a minute or two, the monitor records the neglect. The students have a key to make their baby stop crying. If they put the baby in the wrong position, like setting it on its stomachs then the baby cries. The monitor also records how many times the students snap the baby’s head back, which teaches them to support their babies head since real life babies have such weak and sensitive necks.