Do you have a son or daughter in the city of Pearland, Texas who would like to begin babysitting but you would like them to get some training specific to the job? Even if they have experience taking care of younger siblings or have prior babysitting experience for family, friends and neighbors, this course offered by the Pearland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will increase their babysitting skills.
BLAST! (Babysitter Lessons and Safety Training) is a training program available to potential babysitters, ages 11 to 14 years or so, and parents considering hiring a babysitter. Participants who take this interactive course online will receive training in pediatric first aid, household safety and the fundamentals of childcare. Because this exciting course is taken online, the basics of babysitter safety are learned at the students convenience and own pace.
Participants who complete the training will have National Certification provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Parents: Did you know that PEMS is also available to provide Child Safety Seat Inspections upon request?
Call the PEMS business office Mon-Fri at 281-652-1956 for more information on either of these topics.
SARA GOSS, REALTOR®
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
www.har.com/saragoss
Serving the Houston Bay Area of Texas, helping families sell their houses and helping families buy the home of their dreams.
Hi Sara: That is awesome! I had never heard of such a thing. I think it is great!
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Thanks Matt, Cities around here have a number of community education programs. Part of why it's a great area to live!
Sara, there are a bunch of babysitters in my neighborhood who went throught the Red Cross training, and they are in very high demand! In my day, there wasn't anything like that, and I'm lucky none of my little charges ever got into trouble!
Bravo Pearland, Texas! How smart is that. The training they receive could save some lives. If I had kids, I would sure want to make sure they went through that training. I'd request it and pay for it!
Patricia, I did a LOT of babysitting too, never had any training other than 3 younger brothers. Should have thinking back! Glad they have training in your area too. Thanks for stopping by.
Paul, I think we are we all getting smarter about being safe and secure these days. Hope so. Thank you for your thoughts.
Wow. It's amazing how babysitting has changed over the years. I hope that with all that training the pay has increased, too. LOL
Russel, I agree that's it's changed - for the better I think. Don't know what the going rate is. PS liked your ground squirrel blog i saw a few days ago, & the music.
Sara, How interesting! I've never heard of such a thing, and I wonder why it wasn't thought of before. I've heard of some pretty high babysitting rates (I'm a grandpa so I sit my grandkids for free) lately so it makes sense they get special training to help justify those rates. Kind of like a GBI, yes, Graduate of the Babysitting Institute. Ha. Great post!
GBI, love it! I'm glad you live near your grandkids and can be involved in their lives, priceless times.
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