You want to teach your children responsibility; you want them to feel confident and independent; you want your young teen to learn the value of a dollar. Perhaps babysitting could help.

A popular job for pre-teens and teenagers, babysitting is a valuable way for growing girls and boys to learn skills that they can apply to their everyday lives. It serves to teach responsibility as it is often a teen’s first experience earning his or her own money, and it provides a sense of “job security” as there is always a need for babysitters.

North Fulton Regional Hospital offers babysitting courses for those between the ages of 11 and 14. This course serves as a valuable pre-requisite for the budding babysitter as it provides a sense of comfort in the minds of parents who will be leaving their children in the capable hands of your teen. It will provide your children with a knowledge in basic child care, accident prevention, medical emergencies, entertainment ideas, home & fire safety, the 911 system and more. Instruction is also given as to how to secure babysitting jobs, and each participant receives a certificate of completion as well as a wallet card.

Classes take place on various Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month. The next offering will be on Saturday, June 28 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The cost for the course is $25.00 per child. To register for an upcoming babysitting course, call (770) 751-2660 or click here and search "community education."  Classes are offered on a regular basis.

North Fulton Regional Hospital (NFRH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 202-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell. Opened in 1983, NFRH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 400 staff physicians and 200 volunteers. NFRH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, bariatric surgical weight loss, gastroenterology and oncology. The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.

For more information about community education classes and other events at North Fulton Regional Hospital, call 770-751-2660, or visit www.northfultonregional.com.