Penny, You might ask them to observe the Leader, her posture and language. How does she show mothers acceptance and support no matter where they are in their breastfeeding journey? How does she encourage interaction between the mothers (mother-to-mother support) especially when they are at different places in their breastfeeding journeys? What active listening skills can they observe, and how does that differ from the typical clinical evaluation? Do they see an advantage to this type of interaction and determining the "root" issue for a mother? Also, remember that men are not always welcomed at La Leche League meetings. So, if you have any male students, you may need to make special arrangements for them to attend. Thank you for working so diligently to truly prepare these students to be caring and well informed, Laura Wright Mississippi ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:19:21 -0700 From: Penny Lane <[log in to unmask]> Subject: La Leche League and Students You were all so very generous shepherding my students these past eight weeks and although I shared I was not continuing in teaching beyond this semester, I have decided to continue one further semester in the clinical portion alone. I am not able to add an "assignment" like Lactnet into this course, but I have manipulated the clinical hours and am requiring they attend a La Leche League meeting. My reason for writing, I need to create some sort of clever assignment for this experience. Any ideas? I could ask generic questions about their experience, but wondered if anyone had any additional suggestions? Respectfully and Gratefully, Penny Lane BA, MSN, CNM, IBCLC ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]