>
Hi,
This is my first post to Lactnet. I am an LLLL in Gaithersburg, MD (I
am very fortunate to have Diana West as my coleader), and IBCLC hopeful
in 2006. I am honored to be making some small contribution to this
wonderful list.
I came across a great website for educating kids about breastfeeding.
It has lesson plans and activities from grades K-12.:
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/b_feed/
I also like hands-on materials for teaching children. You could wear a
doll in a sling to show how babies love to be close to mom's breasts.
You could have a display of diapers with a fake plastic poop in one (to
represent formula-fed) and a little yellow paint to represent breastfed
poop (I'm trying to think of what would catch kids' interest!). You
could also invite a nursing mom from LLL to come and sit with you and
bf her baby at your booth; kids are really curious to see babies
breastfeeding, and that would be worth a thousand words! A
breastfeeding doll might be a good display item that kids could play
with. You could also have a bunch of plastic animals and talk about
how each species of mammal makes a different kind of milk, including
people! Our milk is the sweetest because our big brains need lots of
glucose.
There is also a great book about breastfeeding for kids: "Breasts" by
Genichiro Yagyu. Here is a link to it on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/091629188X/ref=pd_sxp_elt_l1/
002-9207405-2474421
Sincerely,
Lynnette Hafken
> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:55:29 -0400
> From: priscilla tansley <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Breastfeeding info for 9 to 12 yr olds
>
> Months ago when I heard about the health fair that was being planned
> at my
> kids' school, I looked into whether they were in need of anymore
> presentations and was told that they were all set. Well, I guess the
> person
> who was going to do baby care, backed out and they asked me if I'd be
> interested and I've accepted. I'm allotted 15 minutes and the kids
> will be
> circulating in groups of 4 to 8 to all the different presenters. Of
> course,
> we will discuss breastfeeding, but I've never done a class for kids
> before
> and there are a few other subjects to cover on baby care in those 15
> minutes, so I really want to cut to the chase and present what would
> most
> likely make a difference for these kids to hear and what would most
> likely
> interest them. My thoughts so far... I thought I'd start by asking
> them,
> what is the best food for babies to eat? Then, I thought I'd go on to
> tell
> them some of the important differences between formula and breastmilk.
> Does
> anyone have any of the stats readily available regarding how many I.Q.
> points higher kids score who have been breastfed than kids who haven't.
> Also, what the stats say about how many fewer ear infections they
> suffer?
> Specific stats on the obesity rates in those exclusively breastfed vs.
> their
> counterparts and rates of allergies?
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions about what works and what doesn't
> work with
> kids in this age group? I'm also planning on talking about diaper
> changing,
> swaddling, the back to sleep campaign and temperature taking. I'm also
> going to talk about how to hold a baby and how to feed a bottle and
> burp a
> baby, since some of them may have that opportunity with younger
> siblings or
> if they babysit.
>
> I'm nomail currently and don't know when I'll be signing back on to
> receive
> my digests, so please send any suggestions to me, as well as the list.
>
> Thanks,
> Priscilla (recovering from jet lag, as well as family lag, after a
> visit to
> my family in the southwest)
>
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