Every Friday at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, eighth graders have taken on a very responsible role of being a parent to a Real Care Baby. Babies are part of a program called Think It Over. Each baby looks and acts just like a newborn. The teacher, Mrs. Schworer programs the Baby's computer for the weekend and students who have parental permission tend the baby for the weekend. Only the student may take care of the baby since only they wear the computerized wristband which is removed when the baby and parent return to school. Without the computer wristband the baby will not accept care and will continue to do whatever it has been programmed to need. The baby will cry and need to be fed, burped, rocked, and have its diapers changed.

The name of the program says it all. What a terrefic learning experience for the students.