The new CABS (Child and Babysitting Safety) course can help build peace of mind in everyone concerned, by giving teenagers a proven, effective way to care for children. Sending a teenager out in the world can be nerve-wracking — as much as leaving your children in the care of one!  Fee: $50

Course Highlights Include:

1. Babysitting as a Business – Everything a teenager needs to know to get started
2. Safety and Injury Prevention – Guidelines to make sure that everyone stays safe
3. Leadership – Strategies to build confidence when responding to conflict
4. Play Time – Tips on age-appropriate play and staying involved
5. Basic Caregiving Skills – Feeding, burping, diapering, and safe sleep practices
6. First Aid – The knowledge to go with the responsibility

• Make Learning to Save Lives Easy.®
• Introduction to babysitting
• Job information sheet
• Help the parents get to know you
• What to cover before the parents leave
• Telephone safety

• Personal calls and texting
• Hazards
• SIDS awareness
• You’re in charge —but you’re not the parent
• Negotiations
• Conflict resolution

• Setting boundaries
• Keeping kids entertained and active
• Tips for infants, toddlers, pre-school, and school-age
• Staying involved
• Bringing your own toys
• Hand washing

• Feeding infants and children
• Diapering
• Infant safe sleep practices
• Recognizing an emergency
• Cuts and scrapes
• Caring for burns
• Choking