Babysitting Course

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Saturday, October 10 | 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Resident Rate: $85 | Non-Resident Rate: $95
Ages: 10–15 (or turning 10 in the same calendar year)

Ready to become a confident, capable babysitter? This refreshed and updated Babysitting Course, offered through Little Lungs First Aid, provides youth with the practical skills and knowledge they need to safely and confidently care for younger children.

The course covers everything from managing challenging behaviours to leadership, responsibility, and professional conduct as a babysitter. With an increased focus on First Aid and emergency care, participants will learn how to recognize and respond to a variety of situations while providing appropriate care for children.

Participants will learn about:

• Leadership, responsibility, and professional conduct
• Managing challenging behaviours and creating a safe environment
• Providing age-appropriate care for younger children
• How to recognize and respond to emergencies
• Practical First Aid skills for common childhood injuries and illnesses

First Aid topics include:

• Check, Call, Care, including how to call EMS/911
• Glove removal and recovery position
• Conscious choking for adults, children, babies, and when alone
• CPR for babies and children
• Illness and asthma, including the use of an inhaler and spacer
• Anaphylaxis, including EpiPen use
• Poisoning and insect stings
• Wound care, including minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, and burns
• Head, neck, and back injuries
• Broken bones
• Seizures

Course Details:

• 7-hour classroom session
• Babysitting course manual provided
• Babysitter certificate provided
• Participants should bring a teddy bear or doll, a water bottle, lunch (no nuts), and a pen or pencil

Registration closes Wednesday, October 7.

Build the skills, confidence, and knowledge you need to become the best babysitter you can be with Little Lungs First Aid!