4 Apr · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
As a Girl Scout and Safe Sitter® one could say Gabby Bullock was doubly prepared to deal with an emergency. She was excited to babysit and loved being a big sister after being the only child for years. However, she didn’t have to use what she’d learned to help a younger sibling. She actually had to come to her mother’s aid.
READ MORE27 Mar · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Occasionally, you may come across unforeseen, problematic behavior when you’re teaching. How you react and deal with the situation is important. Your students are constantly watching you, and they’ll pick up on your reactions and apply them to situations that occur when they’re babysitting.
READ MORE1 Mar · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Safe Sitter® classes are more popular during the warmer months. Kids are out of school, and parents want to keep their kids’ summer brains active. They also want to make sure their kids can safely stay home alone or watch younger siblings while they’re at work. Plan ahead to take advantage of this golden time to teach! Here’s what Site Coordinators must do to be ready.
READ MORE21 Feb · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
With summer approaching, most school teachers are getting ready to wind down. However, as a Safe Sitter® Instructor, you may be gearing up for your busiest time of the year: spring and summer! Make sure you know what you need to do to be ready
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Safe Sitter® grads and sisters Elaine and Tiffany Close are true to their name. They’re so close that they worked together to use what they’d learned in class about staying calm to help their younger brother through a severe asthma attack.
READ MORE23 Jan · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
As Site Coordinator, you’re charged with making sure your Safe Sitter® program runs smoothly. You know the things you should be doing to make that happen, but are you aware of the things you shouldn’t? Here are three pitfalls you should avoid if you want your program to thrive.
READ MORE12 Jan · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Twelve-year-old Becky Martin used the skills she’d learned in Safe Sitter® to retain her composure while handling what could have been a life-threatening situation.
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Teaching Sites are most vulnerable during a Site Coordinator transition. Here’s what new Site Coordinators need to know to take the helm and keep a Safe Sitter® program going in the right direction.
READ MORE14 Dec · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
When you think about it, a babysitter has the most important job: taking care of your children. Why then would you choose one without first interviewing her? Here’s what you need to ask.
READ MORE12 Dec · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Young teens are going through emotional, social, and physical changes so it’s important to provide them with a supportive learning environment. That starts with understanding and remembering their special characteristics and how to manage them.
READ MORE2 Dec · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Just as coaches sustain athletes’ enthusiasm for the game, Site Coordinators work to keep Instructors motivated and their Safe Sitter® program going. Here’s what you should look for—and where you can look— when recruiting new members of your Safe Sitter® team!
READ MORE21 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
St. Clair Hospital teaches Safe Sitter® to Pittsburgh’s large refugee population. Vicki Fitzpatrick says she sees firsthand how the curriculum’s key concepts are able to resonate so well across cultural lines.
READ MORE21 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
July may be National Make a Difference to Children Month, but to youth organizations like AYS, Inc. every day offers the chance to impact children’s lives in meaningful ways.
READ MORE21 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Phoebe Baquera of Life Fellowship Church lived in a community without Safe Sitter®. When she thought about what a difference it could make to her neighbors, she knew she had to act.
READ MORE18 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
As an Instructor, you want to give your students the best learning experience possible. You also want to come away feeling that you did all you could to make the class a success. There’s no secret to having a successful class every time. It starts by avoiding three major pitfalls.
READ MORE15 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Nancy Jagielski of Wauconda Park District in Illinois believes park employees have a special asset that makes teaching Safe Sitter® so natural for them. Find out what that is!
READ MORE15 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Sure, it looks like a trendy silicone bracelet but it’s so much more. You requested it, so the Graphics Pack went digital. Here’s how you should use it, and why you’ll always want to!
READ MORE15 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Even when you’re super busy, you can make the student recruitment process much easier by trying a few simple things. A little effort can go a long way!
READ MORE14 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Whether you’ve been teaching Safe Sitter® for two years or 20, you’re no doubt interested to hear how other Instructors run a successful class. Here are insights from a few of your fellow Instructors.
READ MORE10 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
After Whitney Donley took Safe Sitter® at the Healthy Living Institute at UMC in Las Vegas, she spoke about it responsibly that evening with her two younger sisters. The timing couldn’t have been better.
READ MORE10 Nov · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Ordering materials is one of the most important jobs of a Site Coordinator. Find out all you need to know about ordering materials, including ways to submit your order, how far you should order in advance of a class, and more!
READ MORE10 Sep · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Your child may grow up in a world of emoticons and emojis, but helping him read good old-fashioned words is the single most important thing you can do to help him succeed in school.
READ MORE4 Jul · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Madeline Knowlton and her brother Samuel live in Alaska, which ranks No. 1 among earthquakes in the United States. And even though the two young teens learned about earthquake safety in a babysitting training class, they never expected they’d need to use what they’d learned.
READ MORE4 Jul · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Alexis Muscatello used her Safe Sitter® skills to save the life of her younger brother Joel. She now has a real-life understanding of her father’s job. Todd Muscatello is the EMS Coordinator in the ER at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vermont.
READ MORE4 Jul · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Vicki Gassman, a Safe Sitter® Instructor and Site Coordinator at a YMCA in Iowa, taught her daughter, Christina, the skills she needed to stay calm during an emergency. What she taught her daughter resulted in the 12-year-old successfully making a 9-1-1 call that certainly saved an injured man’s life.
READ MORE4 Jul · Jennifer Seward · No Comments
Most dog bites occur in or around the home, involve children under age 10, and involve dogs known to the child. So, the treatment of bites is an important part Safe Sitter’s curriculum. Safe Sitter® Graduate Allison was able to take the skills she learned and provide comfort and care to her younger brother after he experienced a dog bite.
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