School Based Health Prevention Programs

Baby Think It Over
Memorial Hospital & South Bend Community School Corporation

What is “Baby Think It Over?”
It is a three part program :

• Baby and Wristbands - The wristband insures that only the assigned teen can care for the baby.
• Equipment - Adding accessories like a diaper bag and car seat make the parenting simulation more realistic.
• Activities and Assignments - Activities such as keeping diary, completing budget worksheets and utilizing speakers can be included before, during and after the parenting simulation.

What is the Purpose?
The “Baby Think It Over” program provides an experience for young adults that simulates the parenting of an infant.

The program also explores the emotional, financial, and social consequences of teen parenting.

Baby Think It Over Simulator

• Lifelike vinyl body, 21 inches long, 6.5 to 7 pounds
• Anatomically correct, male and female
• Recording of a real infant crying
• Tamper resistant electronics monitor total simulation time, rough handling, neglect and total crying time
• Easy, Normal, and Cranky temperament settings

S.O.A.R.
(Self Others And Respect)

Postponing Sexual Involvement

• Session 1:  Becoming A Teenager
• Session 2:  Handling Curiosity About Sex
• Session 3:  Peer Pressures
• Session 4:  Learning Assertiveness Techniques
• Session 5:  Reinforcing Skills

Project T.N.T.
(Toward No Tobacco Use)

CDC Identified As A Program That Works

• Session 1: Effective Listening
• Session 2: The Course and Consequences of Tobacco Use
• Session 3: Self-Esteem
• Session 4: Being True to Yourself & Changing Negative Thoughts
• Session 5: Effective Communication
• Session 6: Assertiveness Training & Refusal Skills
• Session 7: Assertive Refusal Skills Practice
• Session 8: Advertising Images
• Session 10: Public Commitment and Videotaping

Postponing Sexual Involvement
An Educational Series For Young Teens

• Session 1: The Risk of Early Involvement
• Session 2: Social Pressures
• Session 3: Peer Pressures
• Session 4: Learning Assertiveness Techniques
• Session 5: Reinforcing Skills

PSI is presented to 8th Grade Middle School students by High School Teen Leaders

School Based Health Coordinators
South Bend Community School Corporation