Baby, Think It Over!




When you were in school, did you get to take care of a "real-life" baby doll as part of one of your courses?  

If you said YES, then we need your help.

A local chapter of the IODE (that's the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, Lake of Shining Waters
 chapter) wants to know if the real-life baby experience had any impact on you. This service group
 has completely funded the entire ‘Baby Think It Over' program on P.E.I. and now, they'd like some feedback.

YOU can help by taking a couple of minutes to complete this short survey.

 If you prefer, please print a copy of the survey and forward the completed copy to:
 Sharon Anderson
 5 Bolger Drive
 Charlottetown  PE   C1A 7T2

This survey will continue until June 30, 2004.

Your comments will assist the IODE in judging the value of the program and whether it has had any impact 
 on those who have used the ‘babies'.
Thank  you !


1. What course did you take that included the care of the BTIO  baby/doll (properly called an 
 infant simulator)?
	
	
2. Which school did you attend? 
	
	
	
3. What year did you  use the BTIO doll as part of your course?
 1997	   
 1998	
 1999	
 2000	
 2001	
 2002
 2003		


4. What is the best age to have children?
UNDER 19 YEARS

19 TO 24 YEARS
  
25 TO 30 YEARS

30 TO 34 YEARS

35 + YEARS


5.  Did you change your mind about when YOU'D like to become a parent after your experience 
 with the BTIO ‘baby'?   Please explain.
		
	
6.  How many children would you like to have ?
   NONE	
   1
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5 OR MORE	
7.  Has this changed since your experience with the BTIO ‘baby'? 
	  Yes    How? 	
	

	  No	Why? 	
	

8. Did you, at any time with the BTIO, feel violent toward your ‘baby'?
    Please explain your feelings.
		
	

9. Did you, at any time with the BTIO ‘baby', feel unprepared for parenthood?  Please explain.
		
	


10.  On a scale of 1 to 5, how ‘REAL' was your experience with the BTIO baby?   
	 1 - not realistic at all (It was only a doll. Real babies aren't like that!)

	  2 - slightly realistic ( I guess that some babies might act that way.)

	  3 - about what I expected (It wasn't all that bad.)

	  4 - more than I expected (This is harder than I thought it would be.)

	  5 - very real (This is a lot of hard work - but fun!)
		

11. Describe ONE unexpected thing that you learned from your life with the BTIO ‘baby'.
		
	



12. Has your thinking about parenting changed at all since your experience with BTIO?  Please explain.
		
	
	

13.  Describe ONE surprise that you had while you had your BTIO 'baby'.
		
	


14. As a result of the Baby Think It Over experience, how likely are you to do something to  prevent 
 an unplanned pregnancy (ie: use contraception)?
	  1 - not at all likely  [Not going to happen; made no difference in my life.]
	  2 - somewhat likely  [I'll think about it. Do I want a baby?]
	  3 - possible  [I have to DO something to prevent pregnancy. ]
	  4 - quite likely [ I really don't want a baby yet.]
	  5 -definitely  [I'll make sure that I won't be a parent until I'm good and ready!]

15. Do you think that alcohol and pregnancy are closely connected? Please explain.
		
	


16. Should the Baby Think It Over program continue?
	  No		  Yes, as is	  Yes, with changes

17. Do you have any suggestions that would make the BTIO experience better?
		

	

You're done!  On behalf of the IODE, thank you so much for your thoughts and your time. Your ideas,
 impressions, and suggestions will be invaluable in assisting the IODE in their evaluation of the
 BTIO program.
For more information on the IODE and their other projects, click here.




If you have any questions about this survey, please feel free to contact me.
 							  
EMAIL SHARON ANDERSON AT smanderson@edu.pe.ca