Babysitting
Offers basic first aid and caregiving skills for youth 11-15 years old.
Offers basic first aid and caregiving skills for youth 11-15 years old. Participants learn how to provide care to children in a variety of age groups, and how to prevent and respond to emergencies. The course also offers youth the skills to promote themselves as babysitters to prospective families.
Instructor
Red Cross Youth Leader
Pre-Requisites
- Minimum 11 years of age (or completion of Grade 5)
Completion
- Successfully demonstrate the required skills
- Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation
- Attend and participate in 100% of the course
Duration: 7-8 hours
Take-Home Materials
- Babysitter's Manual
- Completion Certificate
Course Content
- How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
- How to make good decisions and manage difficult behaviours
- Information on children’s developmental stages, and specific strategies for each stage
- How to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies
- How to recognize and prevent unsafe situations, make safe choices and promote safe behaviours
- First aid skills
- The business of babysitting
