I don’t have any ideas for said classes, but definitely could bounce ideas back and forth to help?

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There are a few different ones, although she may be too young, I think most of them are 11 and up.

Cox Health does this one for $15:

https://www.coxhealth.com/events/babysitting-basics/

CPR Services of the Ozarks mostly does certification classes, for a variety of careers and costs. They do offer this one as a NON certification course:

Family and Friends CPR $25

Non-certification course for those wanting to learn adult, child, infant CPR and choking management of the conscious and unconscious. NOT A CERTIFICATION- granting course

https://cprservicesoftheozarks.com/classes-1

The YMCA also used to have them, they were long like 6-8 hour classes for kids 11-14 but then each location would have their own guidelines and a lot of them let kids as young as 9 attend. I am not seeing where Springfield Y’s have started back up, but you could always call. I believe their classes were based on Safe Sitter, which also has virtual classes.

https://safesitter.org

Make sure the doors are locked when she’s there alone!!!

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My kids did the Red Cross online classes.

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As a kid who was often home alone at that age:

Also maybe have a safe grown up for emergencies that aren’t emergencies but will freak a kid that age out like: if the dishwasher starts leaking everywhere, if the electricity goes out, if they are scared but not 911 or call parent scared.

Make sure they know how to make some basic meals safely - how to make themselves feel safe - what to do if someone comes to the door - and most importantly reinforce constantly to never tell anyone they are home alone, even friends, because you never know who that person will tell.

I was okay! And lots of kids would be - but if you have neighbors you trust or a friend who lives nearby it’s always helpful for your kiddo to have back up.

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Sounds like you have really thought about how to set your kiddo up for success! Great job!

I mention the dishwasher because in the 80s my aunt had one of those dishwasher that was moveable and you had to hook up to the sink - on more than one occasion it would leak everywhere and once it caught on fire! Having a solid neighbor nearby that was able to help my cousins and I was such a relief

At the risk of sounding old - neighbors used to be much more helpful to each other. We could easily stay home because we had retired folks that lived close by and maybe couldn’t baby sit all the time but could be available if an emergency came up

Parenting without a village sucks - my husband and I have been on two dates in almost six years

More training than I had as a kid. Lol.

But they’ve both become successful babysitters. Their clients think it’s good. If you want them first aid/cpr trained, that’s a whole other level beyond the babysitter training.

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