Is First Aid Training Necessary For Babysitters?
It is not uncommon for parents nowadays to leave their children, even infants, with a babysitter as most parents have to work. Sometimes it may be only for a few hours so that you can leave the house to run some errands. One question that parents would have to consider would be – is it necessary for babysitters to be trained in first aid? If not, would you feel confident enough to leave your precious little ones with her? There are more important questions to ask when you are interviewing a potential babysitter beside her charges, her schedule available to do babysitting for you and the dates that she is available to help you out. What are these important queries? Such questions might be issues like would she be able to clear the baby’s airway in case of choking? Should the baby stop breathing, would she be able to administer CPR and is she qualified to perform the Heimlich Maneuver? These are the more important criteria to consider rather than which babysitter will help you to save a
