Childhood expert to speak at benefit for Waco group

Dr. T. Berry Brazleton, renowned pediatrician and early childhood expert, television host and author, will be in Waco Jan. 9 at Ridgewood Country Club at a benefit dinner on behalf of Talitha Koum Nurture Center, a therapeutic nursery in South Waco.

Born in Waco, Brazleton is among the most prominent and trusted pediatricians of the 20th century and is the author of 39 books on pediatrics and child development. In addition, he is host of Lifetime Television's long-running "What Every Baby Knows."

Tickets for the benefit dinner are $50 each and can be purchased at www.TalithaKoum.org/dinner or by calling (254) 753-1144.