HOME ALONE SAFETY

This program has been designed exclusively for Lil Bettas Swim School, by independent educators, first aid instructors and child care professionals, and teaches applicable and age-appropriate skills, while increasing and reinforcing a youth’s capacity to improve his or her own safety at home.

The Home Alone Program is designed to provide children 8 years of age and older with the necessary skills and knowledge to be safe and responsible when home alone for short periods of time. It will help them understand how to prevent problems, handle real-life situations, and keep them safe and constructively occupied.

Course Content:

Importance of responsibility and respect while being accountable for yourself

Importance of setting and following rules around safety when staying on your own

How to stay safe at home and within the community

How to prepare, recognize and respond to unexpected situations, (i.e. inclement weather, strangers, unanticipated visits)

First Aid Content:

Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911), recovery position, conscious choking (adult/child/alone), feeling unwell, asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns)