Because You Care...Prepare

What you need to know and what every parent wants in a responsible babysitter! Check out our Babysitter's Handbook and our Safety and First Aid Kit.  Designed for 11- to 15-year olds, the Babysitter’s Training Course can help you:

• Interview for a babysitting job

• Choose safe and age-appropriate toys and games

• Prevent injuries and be prepared if an emergency does happen

• Perform first aid

• Learn diapering and feeding techniques

• Handle bedtime issues

• Market yourself safely

• And more!

Babysitting Training
This is the course that gives young people the training every parent wants in a babysitter -- safety, basic child care, safe play, first aid, rescue breathing and choking, and critical emergency action skills.   Check out our Course Schedule.

Read about babysitters and child caregivers who have saved lives. Click on any of the stories below:

Babysitter Gives Life-Saving Passover Gift
Aviva Landie of Denver was babysitting for 4-year-old Gabe Levin and feeding Gabe a Passover lunch of matzo crackers, jelly, and cheese. An experienced babysitter who was trained by the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter, Aviva told Gabe that he needed to take smaller bites...
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The Best Gift a Sister Could Give
What would you do if you were an 11-year-old girl and your 8-year-old brother began to choke? If you were like Lindsay Carroll you would know exactly what to do.
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Child Care Provider Uses Red Cross Skills to Save Four-Year-Old Girl
It was a beautiful warm afternoon in April when Laura went to pick up her baby at the home of Jackie Phillips, her child care provider. Thinking it would be a quick trip, she left her three- and four-year-old children in their car seats and ran into the house.
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