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Virtual Child Reflection

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Introduction As a mother of three school-aged children, I assumed this my virtual child project would be redundant. Naturally, I thought what could this project teach me about parenting that I did not already know. Consequently, as it turns out, there are a lot of things I did not know or wish I had known before I became a mom. I assumed the My Virtual Child project would be unrealistic and lacking in real life situations. Consequently, the program turned out to be exciting and very realistic. This paper will discuss my virtual child experiment including my daughter, parenting skills, and overall course reflections.
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I gave birth to a beautiful bouncy baby girl who we named Abigail Autumn McGee. As a working mom, I tried to breastfeed …show more content…

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