Welcome and Introductions Hi, my name is ________________ and I’m going to be your Instructor today.


[Add information about your profession, your children or family, and your reason for being a Safe Sitter®


Instructor. If there is a second Instructor,


he or she should do the same.] Before we begin, I want to tell you about Safe Sitter®


program is offered. Dr. Patricia Keener started Safe Sitter®


and why this back in 1980. At the time, she


was working at a hospital, and one morning, Dr. Keener was paged to go to the emergency room because there was a toddler who had choked while eating breakfast. The adult sitter caring for the child didn’t know what to do when the child began to choke, and by the time the little girl was brought to the hospital, it was too late, and she died.


This is why Safe Sitter® is so passionate about training sitters of all ages,


whether you are a teenage babysitter or a grandparent watching your grandchildren.


Today, you’ll learn how to safely care for infants and children and how to manage the behavior of children of all ages, in addition to life-saving skills such as choking rescue, first aid, and CPR.


Let me be the first to offer you congratulations; you’re a grandparent! But boy, have things changed since you raised your own children. As researchers and scientists learn more about the physical and emotional development of infants and children, they have new recommendations to share with parents and caregivers. Add on to that all the advances in technology, and it’s enough to make a grandparent’s head spin.


Don’t worry! Caring for your grandchild starts with being prepared, and this Safe Sitter®


course will help with that.


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