Saturday, September 28, 9a-1p, 2024
Registration and further information at https://sept28babysitting.eventbrite.com.
This is a great course for youth who already babysit, will start sometimes in the future, or who simply need to learn how to safely stay home alone or with younger siblings. Two official 2-yr certifications card will be issued from the American Safety and Health Institute: Child & Babysitting Safety Certification and Community CPR/AED Certification.
Course topics include:
• Babysitting as a business
•Safety and injury prevention guidelines and best practices
•Leadership strategies to build confidence when responding to conflict
•Tips on age-appropriate play
•How to build rapport and stay engaged with children
•Caregiving skills such as feeding, burping, diapering, safe sleep practices
•Basic first aid for common incidents
*CPR for infant, child and adult
*Use of an AED device (Automated External Defibrillator)
*How to help for a person who is choking