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Contact: Rose Hoffman Cormier, (337) 988-1816
Health Information Center Coordinator                           
For Immediate Release:  May 1 - May 31, 2008

Safe Sitter - Babysitting Programs for 11-13 year olds & 14-16 year olds

LAFAYETTE, LA—Woman’s Foundation, Inc. and Women’s & Children’s Hospital are jointly sponsoring Safe Sitter classes during the summer:  June 16 & 17, June 19 & 20, June 23 & 24, June 26 & 27, July 17 & 18, July 21 & 22 and July 28 & 29 from 9:00am–4:00pm in the Woman’s Foundation classroom at 4630 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Building A.                

             Safe sitter is a two-day course that prepares 11-13 year old girls and boys to become safe and effective babysitters.  Safe Sitter participants will learn: infant & child CPR, what to do when a child chokes, safety for the sitter, what to do in an emergency, how to set up a babysitting business, how to screen job requests, how to prevent and manage problem behavior, how to prevent and manage injuries and how to entertain children of different ages.

             All information is medically accurate and is taught by trained Safe Sitter instructors.  During the course, students get hands-on practice in basic lifesaving techniques so they are prepared to act in a crisis.
           
            The cost of the two-day program is $60 which includes:  a student manual filled with information and resources for on the job, a Safe Sitter backpack, important numbers Post-It pads, a Band-Aid dispenser and flashlight, as well as breakfast and lunch each day. 
             A one-day course for 14-16 year old girls and boys is scheduled for June 9 and July 11, 9:00am-4:00pm.  The cost for the one-day program is $45.

            Pre-registration is required.  To register, call (337) 988-1816.     

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For more information contact Rose Cormier at wfihic@bellsouth.net.