Greenview Regional Multiplex is excited to be hosting a Red Cross Babysitting Course.
Age: 11yrs +
Date: Monday, May 29, 2023
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (1/2 hour lunch break)
Member Cost: $35.00
Non-Members: $45.00
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.
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 Certification
Program Minimum: 12 participants/ Program Maximum: 16 participants
**Participants are required to bring clean indoor footwear, a water bottle, bagged lunch, and a doll for diapering.
Registration Deadline: 1 Week prior to program start date.
Minimum registration requirements must be met to offer the program.
To register, please call the Greenview Regional Multiplex at 780-524-4097.
