Is The Right Babysitter Watching Your Kids?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - March 18, 2013 - PRLog -- At the end of the day, I think the biggest question you have to ask yourself when choosing a babysitter is, “Will he or she keep my child SAFE?”  (And I mean that in both the emotional and physical sense.)  When it’s all said and done, it won’t matter if your babysitter does all the dishes, is the friendliest person you’ve ever met or makes straight A’s in school if you come home and your child is hurt or not alive.  Nothing replaces safety when looking for a good babysitter. http://youtu.be/P6aH_GneUIE



Last summer our safety company added Child & Babysitting Safety certification courses to our course list.  I have to tell you – even though we are parents, we own a safety company and we’ve worked with children for many years – there were still many things that we learned from the curriculum!  Since our daughter is only 3 years old and we have family in town, we have seldom had to use a hired babysitter yet.  But going through that curriculum (from the American Safety & Health Institute), we quickly realized how important it is for parents to only use certified safety-trained babysitters.  There’s just too much at stake not to!

We offer our Babysitting Safety course at least once a month (usually on Saturday mornings) and it is 5 hours long (but it goes by fast because it’s so FUN!) The target age for participants is approximately 11-15.
We cover such topics as:
How to Start Your Business
Before the Parents Leave
Playtime
Taming the Tots / We Shake Rattles Not Babies
Telephone Calls / When a Stranger Knocks
Importance of Hand Washing
Water Hazards
Infant Feeding / I’m Hungry
Diapering Procedures
Infant Sleep Time / Child Sleep Time
Choking / CPR (intro)
Basic First Aid overview

If you have a son or daughter who babysits (or is about to start), please look us up and send them to a class to get trained and certified.

Our next Child & Babysitting Safety Course is THIS SATURDAY, March 23, 9a-2p and there is still space available.  Cost is $40 and registration is required at www.cabsmar.eventbright.com