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RealCare Babies

RealCare babies provide students with skills necessary for effective parenting. It is our hope that the RealCare babies will be a valuable resource for your district and a powerful learning tool for your students.

Services We Provide

ESU 1 provides RealCare equipment for checkout:

  • The 10 RealCare simulators, with both genders and a variety of ethnicities represented
  • Shaken Baby Simulator
  • Empathy Belly

Service Support Contact

How to Access Services

If you would like to reserve the RealCare Babies, please fill out the form below. All participating districts are required to sign the District Information and Letter of Agreement document each year. Submit the request form at the bottom of this page and after your checkout schedule has been arranged with Jaimi Nicholson, districts can make arrangements to pick up RealCare babies at ESU 1.

Resources and Tools

  • Important RealCare™ Baby notes

    Use only the items provided to you when caring for the baby (clothing, blanket, diaper, bottle, etc.).

    Keep baby away from any newly purchased and unwashed fabrics (e.g., clothing, blankets, linens, table clothes) as certain color dyes will stain and discolor the baby’s vinyl skin, resulting in permanent damage. If such damage occurs, the participant/school district will be held financially responsible.

    Baby should be charged overnight, then unplugged.

    If baby is stored in a very cold or very hot environment, allow 24 hours for baby to adjust to a moderate temperature before use.

    Dramatic changes in temperature can cause water condensation inside baby. Allow time for the condensation to evaporate before use.

  • Shaken Baby Info

    The Shaken Baby Syndrome Simulator depicts how an infant’s brain is affected by just a few seconds of shaking. The SBS simulator and its included curriculum helps increase awareness of the dangers of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) and child abuse. This experiential learning tool offers students hands-on interaction and helps establish a plan for coping with an inconsolable baby. Its clear head, equipped with LED lights, shows exactly how the infant’s brain reacts immediately to shaking. This provides user with critical information and a powerful demonstration of the lasting effects of SBS. Discover additional features and topics covered in the curriculum to learn how the Shaken Baby Syndrome Simulator can help your program.

If you would like to reserve the RealCare Babies, please fill out the form below.

Contact Information
First Name *
Last Name *
Please select your check-out date.
Jaimi Nicholson will confirm these dates with you.
Would you also like to check out the Shaken Baby or Empathy Belly?
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