• 9-1-1, where is your emergency? • What is your emergency?/What happened? • What is your name? • What phone number are you calling from? Is that a cell phone? • Help is on the way!


Turn to the next page, page 22. Your Student Handbook gives several examples of behaviors that require the help of a back-up adult. Can you give me one?


[Call on a student or ask for volunteers. Discuss the example the student has given and why the behavior requires the help of a back-up adult.]


Now I’m going to read another story. Listen carefully so that you can decide what to do in this situation:


You have been babysitting for 6-month-old Trent for about an hour. He awakes from a nap crying. You fed him before his nap so you know that he’s not hungry. You change his diaper and offer him a pacifier. He refuses the pacifier and continues to cry. You comfort him by cuddling, gently rocking, softly talking to him, and slowly walking. After 20 minutes, Trent is still crying.


• Who should handle this situation? (Ask a back-up adult to come help.)


• Why is calling a back-up adult the appropriate thing to do? (You did everything possible to comfort him; now you need adult help.) [Emphasize that a crying baby can be difficult for even the most patient person to deal with. Seeking help is a sign of maturity. Remind students that it is important to NEVER SHAKE AN INFANT.]


• Who could be a back-up adult? (A neighbor, the employer, or your own parent could be the back-up adult, as long as they are close by and able to be there within 5 minutes.)


• Remember to stay calm, stay safe, and provide comfort.


• Finally, is there anything you could have done to prevent this? (No; not everything can be prevented. In this situation, the sitter did everything possible to comfort the infant.)


ROLE-PLAY


Let’s do a role-play so that you can practice calling a back- up adult.


[Choose a student volunteer and ask them to be the babysitter in the case of Trent that you’ve just discussed. Have the student decide who they would call and follow the directions in the sidebar on page 22 of their Handbook to answer the questions that the Instructor asks below.]


• Hello? • •


Is Trent okay? I’ll be there in five minutes!


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