CANADIAN RED CROSS BABYSITTING COURSE

Help your child build valuable skills for a lifetime

As a trained babysitter, your child will learn:

Basic skills to care for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children
How to care for himself/herself and siblings when home alone
How to create a safe environment, and deal with phone calls and unexpected visitors
How to react confidently in case of an emergency, such as choking, bleeding, poisoning, or burns
How to cope with common problems, such as tantrums and crying
Games and activities to keep kids of all ages entertained
How to manage a babysitting business, including creating a resumé and a business card, and asking the right questions before accepting a babysitting job

Course Features:

Developed for youth 11 to 15 years of age
Can be completed in one day or in sections over several days/weeks
Focuses on five main areas: child caregiving, first aid, injury prevention, leadership, and business skills
Youth learn through interactive, fun activities, and problem-solving scenarios and practice
Participants receive the Canadian Red Cross Babysitter’s Manual, which includes key information on caring for kids of different ages, as well as an emergency contact form, sample resumés, business cards, glossary, and more
Participants receive a wallet card that confirms they have completed the course
Students MUST bring a doll or teddy bear to class

STAYING HOME ON YOUR OWN

“Home Alone” is a 4 hour safety course geared towards preparing children to stay at home on their own for short periods of time after school. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult and it is necessary that there be an adult available to help in an emergency.

The content of the course helps students to understand how to prevent and handle problems and keep themselves constructively occupied.

Course Features:

Safety audit of the home
Handling phone calls and visitors
Key Safety – making a key chain is included
Walking home
What to do when at home
Television, internet and phone use
Handling Emergencies
Parent not getting home
Storms
Fire
Basic First Aid
Electrical safety
Preparing healthy snacks – students will prepare a nutritious snack
Students will make a keychain to take home & will prepare a healthy snack