If you were asked to teach a class of your own subject. What would you teach ?

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100. Appearance, behavior, and care of newborns and young babies.

I like to teach, and my favorite part of my peds NP job was always first time parents, and their new babies.

First time parents are very eager learners because, for the most part, they don't know anything, everything scares them, and they enthusiastically soak up every bit of information you offer.

The worries were generally over simple things and oftener than not, parents were easily reassured.

The earliest visits were typically the most gratifying. It was quite common to go into an exam room and see new parents with tense facial expressions and shoulders up around their ears. After 30 minutes with me, there'd be smiles on faces and relaxed shoulders, and it felt really good to know I had made people feel more comfortable and confident about caring for their babies.

Since retiring, this is the only part of my job that I really miss.