Babies' demands are unpredictable and must be met promptly. Babies require a great deal of time and attention. Babies change a parent's life profoundly. The program in Cumberland County consists of four sessions. During the first session, students attend a three-hour workshop.
Students are also divided into hands-on learning groups.
During the last hour, students are issued their babies. The second and third sessions involve actual parenting simulation. The fourth session consists of students bringing back their infants, answering a post-questionnaire, parent evaluation, and recording computer simulation readout. It Over Program in the county. As of June 1999, Cumberland County Cooperative Extension enrolled 381 students between the ages of 10 and18 during an eight-month period.