Lincoln Way Chapter - American Red Cross

 
Kid's Corner

Lincoln Way Chapter YOUTH PROGRAMS

Babysitting Training 

Do YOU have what it takes to be a babysitter?

In the American Red Cross Babysitter's Training Course you will learn about:

  • Safety and Safe Play
  • Basic Care
  • First Aid
  • Leadership
  • Professionalism

Designed for 11- to 15-year olds, the Babysitter's Training Course can help you:

  • Interview for a babysitting job
  • Choose safe and age-appropriate toys and games
  • Prevent injuries and be prepared if an emergency does happen
  • Perform first aid
  • Learn diapering and feeding techniques
  • Handle bedtime issues
  • Market yourself safely
  • And more!

Basic Aid Training (BAT)

Introduce children in the fourth grade to safety information and first aid procedures for breathing difficulties, bleeding, poisoning, burns, shock, and other emergencies.

Get the basics and Stay Safe! Designed for children 8-12 years old. B.A.T. is ideal for elementary schools, scout troops, youth groups, camps, recreation centers.


First Aid for Children Today (FACT)

Helps kids, 5-8 years old understand the important role they have in managing their own health and safety as well as the health of the environment in which they live.


Longfellow's Whale Tales

Teach American Red Cross water safety right in your classroom! Longfellow's WHALE Tales provides an easy-to-follow lesson plan for school teachers, parents, or other adult leaders teaching children ages 5 to 12 about safe behavior in, on, and around the water.

Make water safety fun and easy to learn! Each lesson is reinforced with color posters, worksheets, activities, and a video that features Longfellow, the animated whale.

Longfellow's WHALE Tales Includes Five Basic Lessons.

  1. Swim with a buddy in a supervised area.
  2. Be cool, follow the rule -- the reasons behind water safety rules.
  3. Look before you leap -- choose safe places to swim and dive.
  4. Think so you don't sink -- what to do when things go wrong, such as leg cramps, exhaustion, or getting caught in a fast-moving current.
  5. Reach or throw, don't go -- safe ways to rescue a swimmer in trouble.


Learn to Swim Program

Be prepared to swim with your friends this summer!

***All materials for these classes are available for rent or purchase at our chapter office.  Please stop in, call 232-5014 or email healthsafety@lincolnwayarc.org for more informaton.***

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