What “private at-home” actually means

A private session removes every logistical obstacle between you and learning the technique. You don’t drive anywhere. You don’t pack a diaper bag. You don’t worry that the baby will cry during a lecture. The instructor brings the manikins to you, sets up in whatever space you have available, and runs through the same hands-on content you’d get at a group class — just tailored to your specific situation.

The session adapts to your home and your baby. If your kitchen is the only space with the right floor area, that’s where it happens. If the baby needs a nap break halfway through, you pause. If you want extra time on infant choking because that’s the thing that scares you most, the instructor spends more time there.

What the instructor brings

You don’t need to provide anything except a clear floor space and a power outlet. No projector, no screen, no special setup.

Who’s typically in the room

Private sessions are almost never just one person. The most common combinations:

• Both parents — most basic, most common
• Both parents + one or two grandparents — popular when grandparents will be regular caregivers
• Both parents + a live-in nanny or au pair — certifying the people who’ll be alone with the baby
• Two or three couples of friends — friend-group format, splitting the cost
• One parent + a sibling, aunt, or uncle — for solo or co-parenting families

The price is for the session, not per attendee (within reason). It’s one of the most efficient ways to certify your whole caregiving network in one go.

What the session covers

Standard infant-and-child content:

• How to recognize when a baby needs CPR (more subtle than TV makes it look)
• Infant compressions — depth, rate, hand position for a tiny chest
• Rescue breaths — the right amount of air for a baby’s lungs
• Choking response — back blows and chest thrusts, plus how to tell choking from gagging
• When to call 911 and what to say to the dispatcher
• AED use on small children with pediatric pads
• Adult CPR variations — useful if you’re learning for the baby and want adult skills too
• Questions specific to your home, your baby, your situation

For the full technique deep dive (which the class covers in person but is good to read either before or after), see our pillar Baby CPR Complete Guide.

How long it takes

The session is paced to you, not to a roomful of strangers, so it usually runs 1.5 to 2.5 hours. If you’re combining infant-and-child content with full adult CPR (the CPR C AED format), expect closer to 3 hours. Breaks for feeding, soothing, or naps don’t count toward the session time — we pause and resume.

How the booking actually works

1. Reach out with your basic info. Your address (or general neighborhood), the rough size of the group, the baby’s age (or your due date), and a few dates that could work.
2. We confirm a quote and date. Usually within 24 hours. You’ll know the total cost, the session length, and exactly what’s included.
3. The instructor arrives 10 minutes early to set up manikins and equipment. You don’t need to prepare anything ahead of time.
4. The session runs. Hands-on practice, scenarios specific to your home, all the questions you’ve been carrying.
5. You receive a certificate of completion and the instructor packs up and leaves.

What if our baby is fussy or unpredictable?

That’s exactly why private sessions exist. If your baby cries the whole first 20 minutes and then settles, we use the unsettled time for lecture/Q&A and the settled time for hands-on practice. If your baby falls asleep, you get a focused window. If your baby is a complete chaos agent that day, we extend or reschedule. The format is built for this.

Who runs these sessions at Life Safe

Life Safe is run by parents of twins who teach this material every week. The instructors are certified through the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Red Cross, or Lifesaving Society, and they spend most of their week teaching either parent sessions or corporate teams. Our 4.9-star rating from over 1,090 reviews comes mostly from parents — so we know what works for this audience.