Author: Amanda Dame
Planning Unit: Hopkins County CES
Major Program: Family Development General
Plan of Work: Provide Resources and Training regarding Financial Literacy, Career Skills, and Business Management
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The Hopkins County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, 4-H and Youth Development Assistant, and Nutrition Education Assistant partnered with the Hopkins County Youth Service Center to provide a Baby-Sitter class during a summer day camp series. The goal of the day camp was to teach middle school and high school students the responsibilities and skills needed to be successful babysitters. Additionally, to help youth develop the confidence needed to handle situations they may experience when babysitting. During the program educational games and activities were used as teaching techniques. As a result of these learning opportunities, the youth were able to: explain under what circumstances they would need to call a parent, demonstrate qualities of an effective sitter, and demonstrate the ability to hold, feed, change, bathe and feed infants and toddlers, and demonstrate correct use of safety and emergency supplies and equipment. Before the program and after the program an evaluation was given to all the participants to gauge what they knew before the program and what their knowledge was after the program. As a result of the program, there was an 18% increase in the number of youths who reported knowing the proper sleeping position for a baby. Also, after the program, 100% of participants were able to identify their responsivities as a babysitter. Following the lessons taught by the Extension Office, someone taught CPR Safety to all the youth participating in the day camp.
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