Safe Sitter, April 23

Name: Safe Sitter, April 23
Start: 2025-04-23T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-23T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Foundation for Wellness Classroom

Schedule

Wed Apr 23 2025 at 09:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Foundation for Wellness Classroom | Lafayette, LA

Safe Sitter is a medically-accurate course to help young teens aged 11 and up feel more confident in their ability to care for younger child
About this Event

Safe Sitter is a medically-accurate course to help young teens aged 11 and up feel more confident in their ability to care for younger children. Topics covered include infant and child CPR, caring for a choking infant or child, injury prevention and management, behavior management, safety for the sitter, child care essentials and more. This class can even help young teens feel more comfortable staying home alone.

All information is medically accurate and is taught by trained Safe Sitter instructors. During the course, students get hands-on practice in basic lifesaving techniques so they are prepared to act in a crisis. Also, each student receives a manual filled with great information and resources for the course and on the job, a Safe Sitter backpack, important numbers Post-Is pads, a Band-Aid dispenser and flashlight. The class will be held at the Foundation for Wellness Classroom from 9 am-3:30 pm.

Students are required to bring their own lunch. Parents will be required to present a copy of the child's birth certificate to enter class and complete a registration form that will be sent out via email, the Friday before class.