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ARC Babysitter’s Training

Babysitter Classes

ARC Babysitter’s Training

The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training provides youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help participants to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe and help children behave; and learn about basic child care and basic first aid. The recommended age for this course is 11-15 years old.
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Course Objectives

  • Define leadership and identify role modeling, respect, communication, motivation, taking action  and decision making as important leadership skills. 
  • Identify ways to respect diversity among the children they babysit. 
  • Apply the FIND decision-making model to common babysitting situations. 
  • Use safe and appropriate techniques for finding babysitting jobs. 
  • List good business practices and professional work behaviors for babysitting.
  • Identify safety-related problems and know how to prevent, recognize and fix them to create a safer  environment in and around the home. 
  • List at least three types of basic child care. 
  • Identify which behaviors to expect from children based on their ages and developmental stages.  Describe the importance of play for children’s growth and development. 
  • List and apply appropriate techniques to prevent misbehavior and help children engage in desired behaviors.
  • Recognize an emergency.
  • Identify and apply the emergency action steps: CHECK—CALL—CARE.
  • Explain the differences between life-threatening and nonlife-threatening emergencies. 
  • Identify who to call and when to call in different emergency situations. 
  • Describe how to check a conscious child or infant. 
  • Explain how to care for bleeding and burns. 
  • Demonstrate the proper way to wash their hands.
  • Demonstrate how to properly remove disposable gloves, pick up and hold an infant and toddler, bottle-feed an infant, spoon-feed an infant or toddler, diaper an infant or toddler, help a conscious child or infant who is choking, check an unconscious child or infant, & give care to an unconscious child or infant who is not breathing. 
  • Demonstrate the steps to control external bleeding. 

The Delivery Methods for The Curriculum

At this time, this course is only available for private scheduling. For more information on pricing and scheduling, please send an email to info@medultralearning.com.

 

Babysitter’s Training Traditional
  • Delivery: Traditional/Instructor-Led
  • Duration: 6.5 hours
  • Price: $___ (Includes babysitting resources kit & certification)
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Additional Information

Technical Requirements for Simulation (Coming Soon!)

Babysitter’s Training Handbook

Babysitter’s Training Emergency Reference

Babysitter’s Fact Sheet

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More info about this instructor is coming soon.

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Shana Belle Taylor, NC EMT-B

Shana Taylor joined MedUltra’s team in 2021 as a Basic Life Support and First Aid/CPR/AED instructor for the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. In 2022, she took on an administrative role within the company, and is now MedUltra’s Director of Operations.

In addition to her career with MedUltra, Shana is a North Carolina certified EMT-B, and is currently furthering her education in administration and management.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Shana enjoys a range of artistic hobbies including drawing, painting, and photography, and outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking with her dog, Florence.

Christina Marie keatley, MHS, NRP

Christina is co-founder and owner of MedUltra Learning. She is a National Registered and NC certified paramedic, with 15 years of experience. She has served in supervisory and leadership capacities within her EMS department.

Christina is a seasoned EMS educator, public speaker, and advocate for first responder mental health. Christina earned her Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Emergency Medical Care from Western Carolina University in 2014, followed by a Master of Health Science in 2017.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Christina enjoys activities such as beach outings, camping, fishing, gardening, and spending quality time with her young children and pets.