PARENTING in HISPANIC FAMILIES

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Kathy Ragland

ABE/GED Instructor

Parent Educator SW Adult Education Center

Cortez, Colorado

A Course Developed and Taught by

Brought to you by

SWBCOS Adult Education DepartmentSan Juan Basin Technical SchoolThe Project for Self-Empowerment

Mountain Plains Distance Learning Partnership

Kathy Ragland

ABE/GED Instructor and Parent EducatorSW Adult Education Center

Cortez, Colorado

Today’s Instruction brought to you

by

Patty Thomas

ABE/GED InstructorSW Adult Education Center

Cortez, Colorado

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Module 2

IMPROVEMENT OF SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND

RELATIONSHIPS

B: How Our Baggage Influences Our Parenting

Skills

Review

We learned to identify “baggage”

We learned to improve understanding of ourselves.

Today’s Objectives

To identify how parenting skills can be passed down through the

generations.

To identify how culture relates to parenting

Parenting style

Manner in which a parent shows, directs or guides their

children

Overindulge

To indulge excessively; gratify too much or unwisely.

Control

To exercise authority or dominating influence over; to

direct or regulate

Balance

An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium

Baggage

A collection of a persons problems or idiosyncrasies.

Neglected

To be ignored, paid no attention to, or disregarded.

Emotion

Any strong feeling, as of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate or love, arising subjectively

rather than through conscious mental effort.

Volatile

Inconstant, tending to violence; explosive.

Empathy

Understanding so intimate that the feelings, thoughts, and motives of one are readily

comprehended by another.

Guilt

The feeling of being responsible for an offense or

wrongdoing.

Disciplinarian

Person who enforces the guidelines and determines the punishment for breaking the

rules.

Review

Identified how parenting skills can be passed down through the

generations.

Identified how culture relates to parenting

How to get your assignments

•Pick up your handouts at the SW Adult Education Center at 514 North Chestnut at the corner of Chestnut and Arbecam Streets in Cortez. Or

•Access your handoust on the Internet at http://swadulted.com/tvclasses

How to get help with your assignments

•Attend FREE on-site classes Tuesday and Thursday nights at the Adult Education Center, at 514 North Chestnut at the corner of Chestnut and Arbecam Streets in Cortez.

•Call and ask for a mentor.

•Get your handouts and assignments .

How to turn in your assignments

•You may turn in your assignments at the SW Adult Education Center.

•Call 565-4088 for information and help with assignments.

•Don’t forget to enroll. If you want to work on your Colorado Certificate of Accomplishment, ask to start your portfolio.

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