1. Child Development Families/Parent Unit Assignment
    2. “Wanna Be A Parent?”
    3. Name_________________________________ Period__________
    4. Scenario #__________Please attach to this paper
    5. Total Income (From scenario)_________________
    6. Additional Income:_______________ Additional Expenses:__________________
    7. (From scenario or lucky day)  (From bad day)
    8. Grocer (cost for 1 month)
    9. Furniture Store-
    10. Clothing Store:
    11. Baby Necessities-
    12. ESSAY:





    Child Development Families/Parent Unit Assignment





    “Wanna Be A Parent?”





    Name_________________________________ Period__________





    Scenario #__________Please attach to this paper





    Total Income (From scenario)_________________





    Additional Income:_______________ Additional Expenses:__________________





    (From scenario or lucky day)   (From bad day)

     

    Please go to the grocery store and find the prices for the following:

    Name of Store_____________________________________          





    Grocer (cost for 1 month)

    Formula 8 feedings /day  ______________

    2 boxes cereal    ______________

    24 jars food    ______________

    20 jars of juice    ______________

    Snacks      ______________

    4 bibs      ______________

    3 baby spoons    ______________

    Total Cost:_________________________________

     

    Banker—If you put this much away----- you will have this much in 18 years

         $25      _______________

         $50      _______________

         $100      _______________

         $150      _______________

         $200      _______________

     

    Diaper Service        Cost For One Month

     Full Service        ________________

    4 dozen Cloth Diapers (including    ________________

    Plastic pants, pins, diaper linens)

    8 disposable diapers per day    ________________

     Disposables (National Brand- Huggies, pampers)  ______________

     Disposables (Generic Brand)        ______________

     

               Total Cost For One Month:______________

     





    Furniture Store-

    Crib:    ________________

    Changing Table:  ________________

    Rocking Chair:  ________________

    Lamp:    ________________

    Dresser:    ________________

    Total Cost:______________________

     

     





    Clothing Store:

     

    6 “onesies”    _______________

    6 pairs of pj  ­  _______________

    10 onepiece outfits  _______________

    6 tops      _______________

    4 pants      ______________

    4 pair booties    ______________

    8 pairs socks    ______________

    1 sunbonnet/hat    ______________

    1 jacket      ______________

     

    Total Cost  __________________________

     

    Day Care Provider- 8 am to 5 pm Monday – Friday for one month

    Age Groups:      Cost:

     

     





    Baby Necessities-

    Infant car seat    _____________

    Stroller      _____________

    Diaper bag      _____________

    Pack –n-Play    _____________

    Baby bathtub    _____________

    Music mobile    _____________

    Baby wipes 13/days  _____________

    Pacifiers      _____________

    Total Cost:_________________________  

     

     

    Other Forseen Expenditures To Investigate:  

     

    Realtor- 2 bedroom standard apartment in

    Snohomish County per month- ___________

    King County per month-________________

     

    Insurance---If I spend this much----I’ll have this much coverage

        Term  10$    ________________

        Term    25$    ________________

        Whole Life  20$    ________________

     

     





    ESSAY:
    1. How did you budget our money to make ends meet? (Did you have money left over, went in the hole, right down to the last penny etc.)


     

     
    2. What was your lucky day situation? How did you feel?


     

     
    3. What was your bad day situation? How did you feel?


     

     

    4. Summarize your experience with this project. What did you learn about parenting? What did you like? What would you do different?

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