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Babysitter's Training Course

The purpose of the American Red Cross Babysitter's Training course is to provide individuals ages 11 to 15 with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents or adult guardians. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism; basic care; safety and safe play; and first aid.

The Learning Objectives for the course are:

• Know how to use the Family Interview Form to gain information for a safe and responsible babysitting experience.
• Describe why the Babysitter's Self-Assessment Tool, Family Interview Form and Babysitter's Report Record are useful tools for managing a babysitting business.
• Demonstrate using the FIND Decision-Making Model to solve babysitting dilemmas.
• Recognize that there can be different correct solutions to a problem. 
• Use the Babysitter's Training Handbook to help identify ways to recognize, fix and use safety principles to solve problems in the home and surrounding environment.
• Describe how germs can be transmitted among children.
• Describe the babysitter's role in guiding safe and responsible play.
• Describe the importance of play for a child's growth and development.
• Identify safe and unsafe toys and play for children at different developmental stages.
• Know when to use disposable gloves while giving care.
• Demonstrate how to pick up and hold an infant and toddler.
• Demonstrate how to use a bottle to feed an infant.
• Demonstrate how to burp and infant after bottle- feeding.
• Demonstrate how to diaper an infant or toddler.
• Recognize whom and when to call during different emergency situations.
• Analyze and distinguish between life-threatening and less serious emergencies.
• Know the emergency action steps: Check--Call--Care.
• Demonstrate how to check an conscious infant and child.
• Demonstrate proper care for a conscious and unconscious choking infant or child.
• Identify types of bleeding and wounds and demonstrate the steps to control bleeding.

The one-day course will be offered from 9am-3:30pm on the following dates:  

*Please be aware that students CANNOT access classroom facility until 8:45am.

• Saturday, October 2, 9am-3:30pm 
• Thursday, November 11, 9am-3:30pm

Class participants must bring a bag lunch, drink, pen and paper.  Cost for training is $50 and includes a Babysitter's Training participant kit.  Payment must be received prior to enrollment in class.  Click on TAKE A CLASS to register and pay online or call 762-2683 ext 360 for further information.