Working with special education students

All students, including special education students, could be parents one day, and need a firsthand experience with RealCare Baby. As with everything that is implemented in the classroom, the teacher needs to design the student’s experience with their special needs in mind. Sometimes these students need to have RealCare Baby programming altered from that of […]

NEW: RealCare Participant Care Video

Realityworks is excited to announce the release of a newly updated RealCare Participant Care Video featuring RealCare Baby 3.  This new video, with a running time of 08:40, is a great resource to use with your students prior to the simulation experience.  This helpful video focuses on the four care events that participants will need […]

RealCare Baby makes impact on MTV star

Over the years we have seen RealCare Baby make several appearances on national television. Usually Baby is helping soon-to-be parents or teenagers get a hands-on understanding of what it’s like to have a baby.  But Baby’s most recent appearance has been like none other! RealCare Baby recently made its debut  on the “Snooki and JWoww” […]

Why Does My RealCare® Baby Cry While Feeding?

We have seen the question pop up on the internet and get calls all the time asking, “Why is my RealCare® Baby crying when I have the bottle in the right position for feeding?” We’ve learned that many times participants try to prop the bottle into a position to feed Baby without holding it. In […]

Preventing child abuse, one educator’s story

Darryl Gibbs has one major goal for his foundation, To ensure parents and caregivers are fully informed and educated about the dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) and to equip them with tactics to prevent these violent incidents from occurring.  Darryl is the Founder of the Cynthia Gibbs Foundation and a nationally recognized Shaken […]

Lost bottle cap solution!

Teachers often report that students tend to lose bottle caps. Here is a tip which we hope will help reduce your losses. Supplies you’ll need: bottle cap drill (1/4” bit recommended) the most heavy-duty yarn you can find Carefully drill a small hole in the side of the bottle cap. Tie one end of the […]

Using RealCare Baby in a Clinical Setting

The National American University (NAU) in Bloomington, Minn. believes skills laboratories are an important part of nursing training.  These settings provide a realistic environment before students work with real patients to work on nursing skills, such as CPR and drawing blood. NAU decided to incorporate RealCare Baby in a health promotion course, to provide students […]

App for RealCare Baby is helpful for teachers and students!

FREE RealCare® Baby Guide App is available as a free download on iTunes and for Android devices. The mobile app is used in conjunction with the evidence-based RealCare® Baby infant simulator. The RealCare Baby Guide app is a tool to help participants going through a RealCare Baby simulation experience. It includes “How-To” information, frequently asked […]