Finally a class worth taking, Teen living.

I remember those dolls from when we were in high school. Back then the school only had a few dolls, and they kept them for those students they considered high risk to get pregnant, given their behavior (in other words I was too nerdy to get one lol) I know it must have been great fun to see your daughter learning in such a way, and I hope you didn't miss the opportunity to relate this back to the "boyfriend" situation lol.

I think it is a better idea than what I had to do for high school health which was to carry an egg around. The doll is great because it shows young people that having kids when they are children themselves is not a wise idea. I met my husband online and even though he was safe, I think that there are some people out there who are not safe.

That's a really great idea! A lot of girls get pregnant to have someone to love them then find out that the love comes only after years of really hard work. My son's roommates had a baby last December and that did it for him! He swears he wants to be sterilized and never go through that. It's a good idea for young people, especially as young as high school or earlier, get a realistic idea of the huge responsibility a child can be. Heck, I remember pacing the room at 3AM crying along with my baby, asking him why he hated me so much! He's a wonderful young man now but those first couple of years were exhausting. Between the two kids I don't think I got more than 2 hours sleep at a time for nearly 4 years!

hi uath13 I agree that they could make this great idea this doll baby even more realistis. I like your suggestions about a stinky sustance to pretend its urine. But it sounds like the idea is working and your daughter will wait til she is more mature before the first'great adventure.I remember now and laugh when my first born was a baby I laid him on the sofa with a pillow in front of him. He had not read the book about when babies are supposed to turn over and all that . He proceeded to roll over and off the sofa but onto the pillow. lol I called my doctor "My infant son just rolled off' the sofa, oh my do you think I should bring him in. " The doctor then asked me if the baby was crying and how far was the edge of the sofa from the floor. I then admitted he had rolled off onto a pillow.I can still hear him laughing at me. no your son will be fine Mrs. Hatley just cuddle him a bit is all." I wanted to cry as I felt so stupid and foolish. I was 33 with my first born and older than most. to call about something so silly.but he need not have laughed.lol lol

It wasn't as bad as a real baby but it was bad enough to have her screaming " Your going to kill me!" It should be worst in my opinion : a low birthrate is a good policy against crisis and unemployment. No more babies = no more young people unemployed in 20 years. And seriously... your discussion made me laugh. I agree that this doll is not a bad idea at all.