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Grandparents 101- Kalamazoo (two-session weeknight)

DateBox DateBoxHyphen DateBox EventDetailTime EventDetailLocation
Aug
12
Tue
To
Aug
20
Wed
Aug 12-20, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Bronson Gilmore Center for Health Education
Kalamazoo, MI

Learn about the basics of baby care, choosing a pediatrician, what to expect with your newborn, bathing, diapering, feeding, recognizing illness, infant CPR, safe sleep, car seat safety and more! Previously named Grandparents Baby Care and Grandparents Baby Safety classes-- now combined into one informative two-session class!

Registration Details

Registration is closed.

Register online by clicking the register box or call Bronson HealthAnswers at (269) 341-7723.

Fees & Payment

$70 for one grandparent couple

Description

*Masking is now optional at Bronson.

In this two-session in person class you will learn:

  • Basics of baby care
  • Choosing a pediatrician
  • What to expect with your newborn
  • Nurturing and soothing
  • Bathing, diapering, and skin care
  • Feeding 
  • Infant CPR with hands-on practice with CPR dolls
  • Safe Sleep
  • How to make your home the safest possible environment
  • Car seat safety
  • How to talk with and teach others about safe sleep, home safety, and car seat safety

 

* Next dates are published, but to see all upcoming dates please click "related events" tab.

*  Infant Health, Care & Safety class is meant for expectant parents, while Grandparents 101 is meant for expectant grandparents. They are the same class, that meet in the same sessions, but the registration information is different.  Please encourage expectant parents to sign up with you under the title "Infant Health, Care and Safety". 

*  Registration includes a grandparent "set" (One grandparent and whomever is his/her guest).

Instructor(s)

  • Toni Marsh, RN

Contact

Carolyn Call, BSN, RN, Coordinator of Family Centered Education at (269) 341-7521 or (269) 330-0001, send an email

Schedule & Location

Schedule

This event includes all of the 2 meeting times below.
Date Time Location Instructor
1. Tue, August 12 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Bronson Gilmore Center for Health Education Toni Marsh, RN
2. Wed, August 20 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Bronson Gilmore Center for Health Education Toni Marsh, RN

Location Details

  • Bronson Gilmore Center for Health Education
    7 Healthcare Plaza
    Kalamazoo, MI 49007
    Main: (269) 341-7844
    Fax: (269) 341-8523

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Need Help Registering?

Call Bronson HealthAnswers at 
(269) 341-7723 or
(800) 451-6310

Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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