Baptist to Host Free Parenting Seminar on Discipline at Central Library

Memphis, Tenn., – Baptist Memorial Health Care will host a free seminar titled “Drama-free Discipline” on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at 3030 Poplar Ave. in Meeting Room A.

Parenting Coach and Director of the Universal Parenting Place at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Paige Marcantel will lead this interactive seminar. She will discuss how children’s brains develop at various ages and how this affects their response to discipline. She also will recommend proven strategies that parents can implement at every stage of development to help their children cooperate and make smart decisions in the future.

This free event is part of Baptist Memorial Health Care’s Healthy Living Speaker Series, which is held at Central Library on the fourth Thursday of each month.

To register or for more information, please call 901-227-3519 or visit baptistonline.org. Registration closes two days before the event, and a light dinner is provided for attendees who register in advance.

Baptist Memorial Health Care has been caring for the health and wellness needs of the Mid-South since 1912. In that time, Baptist has grown from one metropolitan hospital in the center of Memphis, Tennessee, to 21 hospitals providing care throughout Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. Now employing more than 18,000 employees and 600 providers through Baptist Medical Group, Baptist is recognized as a premier provider of multidisciplinary health services and an active community partner. In fiscal year 2015, Baptist contributed more than $313 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves.