St John Ambulance Home Alone Program provides crucial safety tips for children

Establishing a Routine:

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St. John Ambulance has a great Home Alone Program aimed at providing essential information and skills for children to be safe and responsible when home alone. The Home Alone program is $30 per person and runs for 2.5 hours; students get to participate in activities and learn first-hand information. The Home Alone Program is aimed at children 10-14 years of age who are at home for short periods of time without adult supervision.

Some of the course material includes:

Routines help to manage time. Having a routine makes a person more confident and responsible. Confidence helps dealing with situations that might arise when a person is home alone. key. Learn to be responsible with the house

Strangers come in many forms. Learn how to handle situations regarding strangers. Learn the importance of the telephone when you are home alone and how to handle phone calls.

Being home alone can sometimes be scary. Learn what to do when you are feeling scared. Learn what is considered an emergency and what to do in case of an emergency.

Learn what to do in case of fire. Learn what to do when a severe storm hits. Examples: Thunderstorms, tornadoes, blizzard and power outages.

Learn first aid techniques for minor injuries and what products should be in a first aid kit.

sponsible way. Using the internet in a safe and re- Ideas on what you can do while home alone so you do not get bored.

The course is taught by an SJA certified instructor. Students will get a “no expiry” public educational class certificate. Tammy Hincks, St. John Ambulance Training Center Manager for Moose Jaw and Regina, says the students enjoy the program and encourages every parent to enrol their children in a Home Alone Program.

“After a course is taught, we ask for feedback on the class and the children absolutely love the course. The course is fun, knowledgeable and we do many activities in the course to make it exciting. I think it’s valuable for parents to enrol their children because it teaches some very important safety tips and provides them with essential knowledge about being home alone. In this day and age, a lot of children are home alone starting at a very young age, so this is important to all children to learn these tips. The children are also so happy to get a certificate at the end of the course,” said Hincks.

To register your children for this course, you can contact St. John Ambulance at 306-692-1600. The Home Alone Course dates at the Moose Jaw Training Center are: February 23. April 6, May 12, June 23, July 13, August 23, September 22, October 13 and December 15.

Strangers Don’t Have to Look Strange:

The Telephone is Your Lifeline:

Feeling Scared:

Emergencies:

In Case of Fire: Severe Storms:

Basic First Aid and Safety Tips:

Internet Safety:

Fighting Boredom: