Babysitting Course

Babysitter’s Course July 3 9am-4pm

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.

DURATION

• 7-8 hours

INSTRUCTOR

• Red Cross Youth Leader

PREREQUISITE

• Minimum 11 years of age (or completion of Grade 5) NO EXCEPTIONS, DOB required for certification.

 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

TAKE-HOME MATERIALS

• Babysitter’s Manual
• Completion certificate

This course will take an entire day, snacks and lunch are required along with a drink. There will be an unsupervised lunch, if you wish to permit your child to leave Get Messy NL, written permission should be provided prior to the start of the course.