Option 1

The director of the company you work for is in the process of choosing a new health care plan. She is trying to decide what kind of coverage she would like to provide for pregnancy and birth. She has asked for your help in researching this topic; she knows very little on the subject and needs a comprehensive report, so you are going to need to explore many of the options available when giving birth. She would also like your opinion on the what type of birth you would recommend after reviewing the research.

1. Investigate and summarize the benefits and potential problems of home births, birthing centers, water births, using a doula, and hospital births. What options are supported in Yuma?

2. Investigate and explain the pros and cons of medicated births, C-sections, and natural births.

3. Based on your research, what type of birth would you recommend? Make sure you explain your response and provide evidence to justify your advice, remembering to cite your sources!

If you are utilizing YRMC’s website or calling them for information, make sure include that in your citations!

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Option 2

You are the in charge of the budget for a new preschool and there have been a lot of requests for toys. Your job is to become aware of the diversity and function of toys available and recommended for 2-6 year olds. Although toys are tested for safety, not all toys available for purchase are actually safe when placed in the hands of a curious and determined preschooler, so you will also look for potential safety hazards in toys on the market. In order to complete this activity, you will need to go to a store that offers a large selection of toys. For each of the six categories listed below, locate a toy that would stimulate or encourage the child’s mastery of each skill listed:

1. Sensory gross motor skills 4. Numbers, counting, and matching

2. Sensory fine motor skills 5. Time, duration

3. Sorting, classifying 6. Language, vocabulary, labels, letters

Select at least one toy in each category for a 2-4 year old and at least one toy for a 4-6 year old. Read the description of the toy supplied by the manufacturer to help you in your selection. Then assess the possible safety hazard of each toy. Consider the use and abuse the toy will receive when used by a young child.

IMPORTANT! You must present your findings to the director of the new preschool:

1. Compile your observations and share your discoveries in your paper. Make sure each of the six categories includes: the toy, the age group, and how it would stimulate growth for that particular skill.

2. How would you apply this information in a preschool-education setting?

3. Are toys necessary for learning?