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Welcome! Thank you for teaching Grandparents: Getting Started by Safe Sitter® . Safe Sitter,
Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 by pediatrician Dr. Patricia A. Keener. Galvanized by the tragic and preventable death of a friend’s child while in the care of an adult sitter, Dr. Keener created the Safe Sitter®
aid and rescue skills, and child care training to young babysitters.
In 2002, Dr. Keener became a grandmother for the first time. Reflecting on this monumental experience and the importance of Safe Sitter® following:
training, she wrote the
Ever since Nick, our youngest child, outgrew his bassinet 23 years ago, I’ve been looking forward to the babies of our babies. So, when our first grandchild was born last April, I was eager to provide young Chase Alexander with well-loved and briefly-used baby clothes, baby toys, and bassinet – stored and scrubbed in anticipation of a familial recycling day. As it turned out, I would be recycling more than the things in the attic. Chase’s birth prompted the re-emergence of a whole array of powerful emotions that I had first experienced when my own children were infants. These emotions ranged from an overwhelming sense of awe and joy to an unremitting anxiety brought on by my realization of the magnitude of the responsibility that a parent – or caregiver acting on the parent’s behalf – knowingly or unknowingly assumes when caring for a young child.
Dr. Keener’s wisdom in caring for infants and children and her experience as an educator of both children and adults has greatly influenced the ongoing work we do at Safe Sitter®
in the competency-based Safe Sitter®
to keep our communities safe. Grandparents: Getting Started is grounded curriculum originally developed by Dr. Keener.
Our medical director, Dr. Sara Ross, ensures the medical accuracy of all the material that we teach. First Aid information is based on the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and rescue skills information is based on the guidelines of the American Heart Association.
On behalf of Dr. Sara Ross and all of us at Safe Sitter, Inc. National Headquarters, thank you for providing this important training to grandparents in your community, and thank you for all you do to keep children safe.
Barbara Stuckwisch Executive Director Safe Sitter, Inc.
program to provide safety skills, first
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