Ch. 5 Magazine Responses

In class writing assignment

Parenting magazine responses

Pretend you are a journalist for Parenting magazine.  Readers of the magazine write in questions to you regarding any parenting issues.  Below are several letters to Parenting that you need to review.  Respond to TWO letters of your choice.  Be informative and specific in your response. Refer to class notes, textbook information and other sources from class (videos, articles, etc). Your response should be a well-developed paragraph. Begin your paragraph with Dear (name). You may work with one other classmate. Type your responses on a word document.

Value: 5 points each

Length: 10-12 sentences

Options:

1. Dear Parenting,

Help! I’m a 30 year-old woman, and I am expecting my first baby to be born in less than one month.  I consider myself uneducated about the different methods of childbirth.  Could you please inform me of the pros and cons of natural, medicated, and cesarean births.  I just want what is best for my baby and myself.  Thanks!

Sincerely,

            Which way to go?

2. Dear Parenting,

My baby, Emma, was born 6 weeks before her due date.  She has already been in the NICU for one week.  I am scared and I feel helpless.  Besides the NICU, is there anything else the doctors and I could do to help stimulate weight gain and improve my baby’s over all development.  Could you inform me of any recent studies that relate to the development of premature babies. I want to get her healthy and home as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

            A premie’s world

3. Dear Parenting,

No one ever told me how hectic my life would be after Ethan was born!  He is my first baby, and needless to say, my husband and I were unprepared for a newborn.  What can you tell me about the patterns of newborns?  What should I expect?  How do I care for Ethan?  Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

What did I get myself into?