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Grandparents: Getting Started Course Content

Taught by certified Safe Sitter® Instructors, participants will learn how to provide the best and safest care for their grandchildren.

Child Care Skills

Participants will learn the latest information on how to safely care for infants and children and how to manage the behavior of children of all ages. 

Injury Prevention and First Aid

In addition, participants will learn life-saving skills such as choking rescue, first aid, and injury management.

Teaching Strategies & Schedule

  • Guided discussion, including planned questions.
  • Hand-on demonstrations.
  • Skills practice.
Welcome/Introduction
15 minutes
Child Development
30 minutes
Behavior Management
30 minutes
Injury Prevention and First Aid
30 minutes
Choking Child and Infant Rescue
30 minutes
Child and Infant CPR
30 minutes
Communications and Expectations
15 minutes
TOTAL TIME
3 HOURS

Grandparents: Getting Started

3 hours
Adult Participants

Grandparents: Getting Started is designed to prepare mature members of your community to become caregivers.

Safe Sitter® Instructors

It is easy and affordable to partner with Safe Sitter® to teach home alone safety skills as well as babysitting training. There is no registration fee, simply purchase your course materials and register for Instructor training.
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