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For example, have the group act out what can happen when a baby is changed
Irom breast to bottle feeding.
As long as the
baby breast feeds,
he gains weight wel:
and moves up on
the Road to Health.
But when the
baby is changed to
bottle feeding at 6
months, he stops
gaining weight.
(Plug the nipple of
the bottle so that
liquid comes out very slowly.) The
dots showing his weight on the
Road to Health chart stay at the
same level.
Then, because
the baby bottle has
germs on it, and the
baby is not as well
nourished, he gets
diarrhea (pull the
plug). The baby’s
weight goes down.
Note: The use of the gourd baby and cardboard mother is only one idea for teaching
the use of weight charts. It was developed by village instructors and students during
a training program, and that was part of what made it a success. We hope you and
your students will think of new and even better teaching ideas.