Steps
- Make sure your parents give you permission to be able to babysit before you start anything!
- Once you have permission, a good starting idea is to tell your parents, friends, or any relations, to please recommend you to anyone they know who needs a babysitter.
- Go to Google.Com and then search: Red Cross Babysitters Training.
- Once the search page shows up, go to the one that says redcross.com at the bottom of the description. Once you are there, click on the extras. For example: Business Template A. These are free, printable, and editable!
- Once you have printed all of those off, it's time to start advertising. First, make some fliers stating that you are a babysitter. Be sure to include ages you will babysit, your phone number, and days or hours you would be available. Do not give out your address or full name yet!! Some people may be looking for you for the wrong reasons! See warnings.
- You are well on your way to becoming a great babysitter!
Tips
- Be sure to have permission before doing any of these steps!
- When someone calls be sure to have your parents speak to them! This way, you all can set up a date to meet with each other.
- Be sure when meeting the family that a parent or guardian is with you, this way they will be comfortable with where you are going, and the kind of people you will be babysitting.
- While many prefer to take the Red Cross Babysitting training course, simple CPR and First Aid training will suffice.
- Make sure you have your CPR and First Aid certification papers! Parents will think of highly of someone with their paperwork handy.
- Be sure to have your parents look over everything that you are going to do.
Warnings
- Do not do any of the above without parental consent. Some people may be looking for your phone number and address for the wrong reasons!
- Do not start babysitting unless you are experienced enough! You don't want to start babysitting, have an emergency happen and not know what to do
- Please be sure to be careful and safe while doing this.
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