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From all aspects

"You learn not only physical aspects students had to carry it around with ® n e o f th e privileges o f being in H e c o ra te d w ith blankets and di
of the child developing, but also them wherever they went, or hire a th e Child D e ve lo p m e n t class is th e p ers, th e experim ental babi
emotional and psychological aspects baby-sitter. The babies were dressed o p p o rtu n ity to in te ra c t w ith real w ere taken care o f fo r 6 da>
of the child,” said Senior Lisa with diapers and infant clothing. c h ild re n . S o p h o m o re Tanya Melissa Sindelar holds h
Nickisch, who opted to take the Child Laura Ahl, the Child Development McKain h o ld s a 3 -m o n th - o ld “baby” while Gina Salvatoi
Development class second semester of instructor, felt that this course is baby. looks on.
her senior year. definitely beneficial to all students. “I
The class was only offered for a think we try to look at all angles,
semester, and between 40 to 50 kids especially when we study the child
took advantage of this. The class through their first year. We look at the
began with a look at parenthood, then child physically, mentally and emotion­
on to pregnancy, and studied birth ally; you get the whole picture." Ahl
through two years of age. Even said. Nickisch agreed with Ahl that the
though it had been offered for many course had its advantages. "It teaches
years, this was only Laura Ahl’s third you many things which are a help
year teaching it. because of the young parents nowa­
Nickisch said that this course goes days," Nickisch said. “It gives you a
into great detail and more depth than better understanding of little kids."
any other class she has taken on this Ahl believes that Child Development
topic. “It gives you more freedom to helps to prepare students to raise a child
ask the questions you need to know,” but would like to see it extended to a
Nickisch said. full-year course. “I’d like to see a
The Child Development Class second semester of it (Child Develop­
gained hands-on experience with ment) to be able to go through the pre­
infants and young children. They school years and to spend more time
traveled to Bergan Mercy Hospital to with little kids,” Ahl said.
look at newborn babies. Infants and WENDY HUNTINGTON
children were also brought into the
classroom to be observed. Also they
traveled to day cares around Omaha to
observe small children.
One of the main experiments that Faith Wenig
this class did was to carry around a
“baby" for five days. The students got Jean Westbrook
to choose what form this "baby” Amy Whiteside
would be in, either an egg or a sack of
flour. Just like a real infant, the

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