Author: Shannon Smith
Planning Unit: Bracken County CES
Major Program: Family Development General
Plan of Work: Healthy Lifestyles for Bracken County Residents
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
The Bracken County Family and Consumer Science Agent along with the 4-H Agent offered a 4 part babysitting class for students. We partnered with our local Family Youth Resource Service Center with this program. The classes were offered to 5th grade and up. The students would ride the bus to the Extension Office after school. The four different sessions consisted of: The business of Babysitting, basic care of infants and children, the different ages and stages of children, and basic first aid and safety. A pre and posttest was given to the participants. At the end of the program 100 % of the students could identify the most important duty of a babysitter and what questions to ask parents before they leave. The students could all identify the proper toys for the different ages by doing a hands on activity. With the help of a local EMT the students could all practice helping a choking child correctly, addressing poison control matters, and basic first aid. At the end of the program each student received a babysitter bag to help them start their own business. This program is offered every other year.
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