Successful Sitter Workshop + CPR/AED : June 14th
Successful Sitter Workshop + CPR/AED : June 14th
Learn how to care for children and yourself!
Successful Sitters is a workshop created by child & family therapists from Empower Family Therapy to help new babysitters gain confidence by learning about child development and how to be an emotionally supportive caretaker. Babysitters will learn how to navigate tough childcare situations, child development frameworks, and important skills needed to feel confident and safe in their first babysitting jobs.
We’ve collaborated with Fitness Formula Oak Park to include CPR/AED Training so that sitters can become certified.
Space is limited so reserve your spot today! Registration info Below
Details:
FFC Oak Park
Saturday June 14th, 10a- 3:30pm
$90
CPR from 10-12:30
Lunch break 12:30-1:15pm: Sitters will be able to bring lunch or get lunch nearby on Lake St with parent permission
Sitter Training 1:30 - 3:30
Who It’s For:
Tweens/Young teens who are new to babysitting and interested in developing their babysitting skills. All are welcome, this class is open to anyone who feels they may benefit from these skills, no prior babysitting experience is necessary.
Babysitters will leave the workshop with:
CPR/AED Certification
Knowledge on child development and emotional regulation for children without neglecting theirs
Balancing supporting the mental health of the child as well as their own as the caretaker
Useful coping skills and strategies to help the child and themselves navigate overwhelming situations, pushback, tantrums, and big feelings
Entrepreneurial skills that will make you a standout in the babysitting market
Useful resources for communicating with parents, gathering safety information, and setting boundaries with confidence
New Friends & a peer group/network of other babysitter providers
A certificate of completion that can be shown to future employers
Parent handouts, useful child care resources, helpful boundary setting scripts, guided journaling prompts
Who’s Leading the Workshop?
FFC’s CPR/AED Trainer: Ashley Peterson is the Director of group fitness at FFC Oak Park and has been a CPR trainer for 21 years.
Empower Sitter Trainers: Jen K & Quin O are child and family therapist at Empower Family Therapy, and specialize in working with children and teens, as well as their parents and families. Both Jen and Quin were babysitters and are passionate about empowering new babysitters with the tools and trainings to better support the kids they’re caring for as well as themselves as the caregiver. To read more about both Jen and Quin, you can see their bios on our Team page.