This activity-based course focuses on child development, basic infant care skills including diapering, play supervision and Infant CPR, injury prevention and basic first aid. Participants also learn how to interview and be interviewed by parents. Some babysitting supplies are available for sale at the class. Youth ages nine and 10 learn how to recognize and avoid potentially harmful situations, treat common injuries and respond to emergency situations. This course teaches children how to get help, rescue breathing and conscious and unconscious choking response skills and first aid for burns, cuts, scrapes and bites.
Participants also discuss fire escape plans and poison prevention.
This course meets the Cub Scouts Readyman Badge requirement. This course is designed for Babysitter's Training and Basic Aid Training graduates. This course includes role-play activities about answering the phone and door and discussions on gun and internet safety, personal safety and first aid situations.