WCWA is offering a babysitting course for all Band and Community members on Monday July 8th 2024, between 9am & 4pm. The course offers Basic First Aid and care-giving 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 Certificate
For more information you can contact our trainer Yvonne Thurston through email at yvonne.thurston@wabashki.ca or telephone at (807) 444-7236.