Grandparenting Classes at VMH

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will be offering Grandparenting Classes again this spring. Corinne Cook, RN, Babysitting Class instructor, will teach the next Grandparenting Class Saturday, April 15 from 9:30 a.m. until Noon. The class will be held in the hospital’s Large Conference Room. In these classes, new or soon-to-be grandparents will learn all the new protocols to use when caring for their new grandchild. Some topics covered will include basic baby care, car seat safety, Tylenol/Ibuprofen dosing charts, home safety, poison control information, infant/child CPR, choking and other emergency medical information, as well as tips to support parents such as handling the baby blues and postpartum depression.  Free-will donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the class.

“The rules are always changing when it comes to child care,” states Cook. “I want to help grandparents learn changes that have been made for safety and well-being of infants and children, explaining all the things that changed since they raised their children.”

To register online for the new Grandparenting Class, log on to the Veterans Memorial Hospital website at www.veteransmemorialhospital.com, or registration can also be accomplished by calling the hospital at 563-568-3411.