The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training objectives are:

• Know how to use the Family Interview Form to gain information for a safe and responsible babysitting experience;
• Describe why the Babysitter's Self-Assessment Tool, Family Interview Form and Babysitter's Report Records are useful tools for managing a babysitting business;
• Demonstrate using the FIND Decision-Making Model to solve babysitting dilemmas;
• Recognize that there can be different correct solutions to a problem.  The best solution depends on the babysitter's experience and skills, as well as the situation;
• Use the Babysitter's Training Handbook to help identify ways to recognize, fix and use safety principles to solve problems in the home and surrounding environment;
• Describe how germs can be transmitted among children;
• Know when handwashing is needed and why the babysitter's hands and a child's hands must be kept clean when babysitting;
• Describe the babysitter's role in guiding safe and responsible play;
• Describe the importance of play for a child's growth and development;
• Identify safe and unsafe toys for children at different developmental stages;
• Identify safe and unsafe play for children at different developmental stages;
• Know when to use disposable gloves when giving care;
• Understand how wearing disposable gloves while giving care prevents the transmission of germs;
• Demonstrate how to pick up and hold an infant;
• Demonstrate how to pick up and carry a toddler;
• Demonstrate how to use a bottle to feed an infant;
• Demonstrate how to burp an infant after bottle-feeding;
• Demonstrate how to spoon-feed and infant or toddler;
• Demonstrate how to diaper an infant or toddler;
• Demonstrate how to properly dispose of used disposable gloves;
• Demonstrate proper handwashing technique;
• Recognize whom and when to call during different emergency situations;
• Analyze and distinguish between life-threatening and less serious emergencies;
• Know the emergency action steps: Check-Call-Care;
• Demonstrate how to check a conscious infant or child;
• Recognize a breathing emergency in an infant or child;
• Demonstrate proper care for a conscious choking infant or child;
• Demonstrate how to check an unconscious infant or child to provide rescue breaths;
• Identify types of bleeding and wounds;
• Demonstrate the steps to control bleeding;
• Use the appropriate First Aid Action Plans in the Babysitter's Training Handbook;
• Identify appropriate work behaviors for babysitters;
• Assess abilities, limits and job preferences as a babysitter;
• Use the Babysitter's Self-Assessment Tool to evaluate and choose a babysitting job.
• Identify what to record on the Babysitter's Report Record to report to parents or guardians after babysitting; and
• Leadership skills.