WATERVLIET — A local healthcare provider will be offering a class to teach teenagers how to be proper care takers.

To help adolescents learn how to be safe sitters, Lakeland Health will host a free “Babysitting with Confidence” class from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 in Classrooms A & B at Lakeland Hospital, Watervliet, located at 400 Medical Park Drive.

Created specifically for adolescents, this course covers a variety of topics intended to give participants the confidence and knowledge for caring for small children, including:

• Questions to ask before taking a job

• Expectations of a baby sitter

• Telephoning in an emergency

• Home and fire safety

• Infant and toddler care

• First aid and choking

• Discipline

• Food preparation

Participants must be in the fifth grade or be age 11 or older to register. Preregistration is required and class size is limited. For more information or to register for this free class, call (269) 556-2872.

Lakeland Health is a non-profit, community-owned health system, which includes three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a cancer center, rehabilitation centers, long-term care, hospice, home care services, and physician practices. Lakeland was ranked as a 15 Top U.S. Health System by Truven Health Analytics in 2017. The health system has over 4,000 employees who provide clinical and support services at locations throughout southwest Michigan, and partners with more than 450 affiliated physicians and other providers. For more information, visit lakelandhealth.org.