Facilitator: Leeann Holdsworth, teacher and mother
Being responsible for the care and survival of your baby can be very overwhelming for first time parents & caretakers. Would you like to empower yourself to be equipped with skills to deal with basic and emergency care? Ages: any adult for 2 hours (individuals, parents, teachers, first-time moms, domestic workers & nannies)
You will learn:
- Basic Child Care: How many times to change a nappy, feeding, cleaning and what different cries mean;
- Basic First Aid: How to help with a burn, what to do if a child chokes, how to take a temperature and control a fever, what to do if you notice an insect bite on your child, how to treat scrapes and bruises, what to check for when your child falls or bumps their head and basic CPR skills.