Safe, Smart, Prepared:
How Safe Sitter® Helps Empower Young Teens
Last year, when a parent asked about a recommended babysitting course, I decided to do some research and discovered a program called Safe Sitter®. Dr. Patricia Keener developed the Safe Sitter® curriculum to teach essential life skills, safety skills, and first-aid rescue techniques to middle-school-aged children. The curriculum has since expanded to include Safe@Home instruction for children aged 9 to 11, as well as a course titled "Grandparents: Getting Started; a course focusing on contemporary childcare recommendations, including behavior management and life-saving skills such as choking rescue, first aid, and injury management.