Success StoryBabysitting Clinic
Babysitting Clinic
Author: Sharayha Clingenpeel
Planning Unit: Daviess County CES
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Plan of Work: Fostering Life Skills Education in Youth and Families
Outcome: Initial Outcome
As summer was getting closer, the Family Youth Service Center Coordinator wanted to provide the opportunity for kids to learn about babysitting and the responsibilities that go along with it. She was aware some kids are asked to babysit (even if just for an hour) and wanted to make sure they were equipped with the knowledge needed to take care of a child. In collaboration with the Family Youth Service Center Coordinator, the 4-H agent offered a three-day babysitting clinic during the spring at Country Heights Elementary School. The program was geared towards 4th and 5th graders. Eighteen participants completed the course. Each session provided a lesson, hands-on activities, and a healthy snack they could easily make with children. Lessons included child development milestones (ages and stages), emotional development, questions and information to gather before babysitting, knowing who to call in an emergency and what to do, child guidance and discipline, and how to hold and take care of a baby. During the last session, youth were able to practice some of their newly learned skills. Participants left with a babysitting manual, recipe booklet filled with easy recipes from Plan Eat Move, and a busy bag filled with activities for participants to take with them when they go babysit. Some of their favorite parts included making food, holding the baby during the station rotation, and learning how to handle situations.
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