LifeCare Center has instituted a nationally acclaimed program called Earn While You Learn. Expectant and young mothers can "earn" baby clothes, furniture, maternity clothes and other necessities by learning! The program pairs a young woman with a lay counselor who meets with her every week. Each lesson earns a client $2 in "Baby Bucks." Completed homework earns another Baby Buck. This money can be spent in our Earn While You Learn Store, located at the center.
We know that Earn While You Learn makes a positive impact on the lives of young mothers and life-long impact on their children. This program helps break cycles of neglect and abuse.
We are encouraging other agencies to talk to us about offering "Baby Bucks" as rewards for other activities, such as keeping their appointments for a prenatal visit or taking childbirth classes. Please call us at (785) 242-4500 if you are interested in networking with us in this new program!
Churches! There are many ways you can be involved, please call us to be a part of this important program.
Earn While You Learn Parenting Curriculum
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Module 1
- The First Trimester
- Prenatal Care
- Nutrition
- Going it Alone
- Your Developing Baby
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Module 4
- Third Trimester
- Getting Ready for Baby
- Eye Contact Means Love
- Infant Temperament
- The Importance of Bonding
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Module 7
- Emergency First Aid-Accidents
- Emergency First Aid-Illnesses
- Car Seat Safety
- Your Baby Can Sleep
- Discipline Teaching Limits With Love
- I Am Your Child With Special Needs
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Module 2
- Smoking
- Ultrasound- Window to the Womb
- What's Safe, What Isn't
- Bonding With Your Unborn Baby
- Your Changing Body
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Module 5
- Infant Massage
- Newborn Care
- Crying, Colic and Sleeping
- The First Years Last Forever
- Why Early Childhood Matters
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Module 8
- Food For Growth-Feeding Your Baby
- Breasfeeding Your Baby
- Your Baby's Development
- Mind That Child-Preventing Child Molestation
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Food And Fitness Matter
- Toilet Traning Your Child
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Module 3
- The 2nd Trimester
- Looking At Adoption
- Your Unborn Baby's Secret World
- Reducing the Risk of SIDS
- The Amazing Talents of a Newborn
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Module 6
- Parent-Child Relationship
- Safe From the Start
- Self Esteem
- Quality Child Care
- Communication
- The Pre-K Promise
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Module 9
- It'll Never Happen to Me - Physical Consequences
- The Heart of the Matter - Emotional Consequences
- What Does God Say - Spiritual Consequences
- Character Matters - What's Yours?
- Making the Commitment - Abstincence Until Marriage
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