Baby Sitting Course

Event Phone: 226-667-5154

Training Description:

Empower young leaders with the Canadian Red Cross Babysitting Course — Newly Updated and Enhanced! This fun, interactive program is designed specifically for older youth who want to gain confidence, responsibility, and essential safety skills while caring for younger children. The revised babysitting training includes a stronger focus on First Aid and emergency response, equipping participants with real-world skills to handle unexpected situations calmly and effectively.

Grounded in the latest scientific research and taught through engaging hands-on activities, this updated curriculum helps youth build maturity, decision-making skills, and leadership qualities. By the end of the course, participants will not only feel prepared to babysit safely but also capable of responding confidently in any emergency.

Course Content:

This comprehensive training combines babysitting best practices with essential First Aid and safety training, ensuring participants are ready for real-life caregiving scenarios.

First Aid Topics Include:

• Check, Call, Care: Understanding emergency priorities, calling EMS/911, and proper use of protective gloves.
• Recovery Position: How to position someone who is unconscious but breathing.
• Choking Response: Techniques for helping a conscious choking baby, child, or adult (including when alone).
• CPR Basics: Life-saving steps for babies and children.
• Common Illnesses and Emergencies: Recognizing and managing asthma (with inhaler and spacer use), anaphylaxis (EpiPen use), poisoning, and insect stings.
• Wound and Injury Care: Safely handling minor cuts, scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bruises, burns, and life-threatening bleeding.
• Head, Neck, and Back Injuries: What to do when serious injuries are suspected.
• Broken Bones and Seizures: Administering care until professional help arrives.