Using RealCare Baby In a Pandemic: How A MO FCS Teacher is Making It Work
Our customers have been asking us: How are other teachers using RealCare Baby in a pandemic? This blog series features success stories of Family & Consumer Science (FCS) teachers who are finding creative ways to do exactly that, virtually and in the classroom. Keep reading to meet a Missouri FCS teacher who’s making it work. […]
Using RealCare Baby In a Pandemic: How a South Carolina Teacher is Making It Work
Our customers have been asking us: How are other teachers using RealCare Baby in a pandemic? In this blog series, we’ll share the success stories of Family & Consumer Science (FCS) teachers who are finding creative ways to do exactly that, virtually and in the classroom. Keep reading to meet a South Carolina FCS teacher […]
Using RealCare Baby In a Pandemic: How One Minnesota FCS Teacher is Making It Work
Our customers have been asking us: How are other teachers using RealCare Baby® in a pandemic? In this blog series, we’ll share the success stories of Family & Consumer Science (FCS) teachers who are finding creative ways to do exactly that, virtually and in the classroom. Keep reading to meet a Minnesota FCS teacher who’s […]
25 Ways to Use RealCare Baby
It all began in 1993, when Realityworks co-founders Rick and Mary Jurmain viewed a television program that showed teens using eggs and flour sacks to simulate caring for an infant. Rick commented to Mary that these seemed like poor substitutes for real infants. “There’s no crying or waking up at night,” he’s remembered as stating. […]
7 Steps to Successful RealCare Baby Deployment (Whether You’re Teaching Remotely or In the Classroom)
Each year we host a series of free webinars to help instructors (both new and experienced) have what they need for successful RealCare Baby deployment for the next school year. This year we’re celebrating RealCare Baby®’s 25th birthday, which means that the RealCare Baby deployment tips we’re sharing below have been fine-tuned using two decades’ […]
5 Memorable Times RealCare Baby was Featured on Social Media Recently
Although we offer over 150 interactive learning aids for various career and technical education programs, RealCare Baby®, our company’s flagship product, continues to soar in popularity. One way we can tell: Social media. RealCare Baby makes for great social media; one only needs to conduct a quick Instagram or Twitter search for #RealCareBaby to get […]
I Fathered a Robot to Remind Me How to Be a Dad
Having a newborn is terrifying even if you have two kids already. Just ask this dad of three who went to extremes to brush up on his baby skills. This article was originally written by B.J. Hollars for Parents® on January 15, 2020. On the six-week anniversary of the birth of our third child, Amelia, […]
Making a Difference through Family & Consumer Sciences: A RealCare Baby® User Spotlight
by Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager Finance. Housing and interior design. Food science. Nutrition. Personal wellness. Human development. The life and career skills that Family and Consuner Sciences (FCS) educators equip students with can have a significant impact on their lives. In the two decades since RealCare Baby® first made its debut, we’ve had the […]
3 Ways to Ensure a Successful RealCare Baby Program This School Year
By Nate Schlieve, Realityworks Product Support Technician By now, many educators around the country have returned to their classrooms and removing their RealCare® Baby infant simulators from storage in preparation for a new round of simulation experiences. Before sending your Babies out, review the following steps to make sure you are properly prepared. First, make sure that […]