1. PARENTING in HISPANIC FAMILIES
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2. SW Adult Education Center
A Course Developed and Taught by
Kathy Ragland
ABE/GED Instructor
Parent Educator
SW Adult Education Center
Cortez, Colorado

3. Brought to you by SWBCOS Adult Education Department San Juan Basin Technical School The Project for Self-Empowerment Mountain Plains Distance Learning Partnership

4. Today’s Instruction brought to youby
Kathy Ragland ABE/GED Instructor and Parent Educator SW Adult Education Center Cortez, Colorado

5. AND
Patty Thomas ABE/GED Instructor SW Adult Education Center Cortez, Colorado

6. IMPROVEMENT OF SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND RELATIONSHIPS
Module 2
IMPROVEMENT OF SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND RELATIONSHIPS
B: How Our Baggage Influences Our Parenting Skills

7. Review We learned to identify “baggage.”
We learned to improve understanding of ourselves.

8. To identify how culture relates to parenting
Today’s Objectives
To identify how parenting skills can be passed down through the generations
To identify how culture relates to parenting
Let’s talk about this baggage thing. We want you to be able to identify how you affect others by imposing what you were taught onto others. Sometimes that is good. Sometimes, if you are not aware of it, it can have negative reactions.

9. Manner in which a parent shows, directs or guides their children
Parenting style
Manner in which a parent shows, directs or guides their children
How do you repeat what you were taught in how your parents raised you. Let’s think about that for a minute…. (Discuss examples)

10. To indulge excessively; gratify too much or unwisely
Overindulge
To indulge excessively; gratify too much or unwisely
Can you give anyone too much? Too much love? Too much caring? Time? Too much money. When is much too much. Did anyone sacrifice too much for you?

11. Control
To exercise authority or dominating influence over; to direct or regulate
We all influence. When does influence become control and dominance. Examples.

12. An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium
Balance
An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium
How do you know your family is balance and out of balance. Is balance always good?How does balance in a Hispanic family differ from a German or that of other cultures? What happens on a typical good / bad day in a typical Hispanic family?

13. A collection of a persons problems or idiosyncrasies
Baggage
A collection of a persons problems or idiosyncrasies
What are your idiosyncrasies? Are those bad? Good? Why?

14. To be ignored, paid no attention to, or disregarded
Neglected
To be ignored, paid no attention to, or disregarded
Is it better to be neglected or punished. How do Hispanic children get disciplined? How do Hispanic parents pay attention to their kids, typically?

15. Emotion
Any strong feeling, as of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate or love, arising subjectively rather than through conscious mental effort
What cultures are known to be the most emotional? Are children of Hispanic families as emotional as their parents? Explain. Is emotion good?

16. Inconstant, tending to violence; explosive
Volatile
Inconstant, tending to violence; explosive
What happens to children when they can’t predict someone’s reaction?

17. Empathy
Understanding so intimate that the feelings, thoughts, and motives of one are readily comprehended by another
Give examples. Stories.

18. The feeling of being responsible for an offense or wrongdoing
Guilt
The feeling of being responsible for an offense or wrongdoing
What do many Hispanic mothers feel guilty over? Fathers? Children? What does success and nurturing look like in Hispanic families. Do parents feel guilty when children make choices that they don’t value? Why?

19. Disciplinarian
Person who enforces the guidelines and determines the punishment for breaking the rules
What is discipline and who does most of it in Hispanic families?

20. Identified how culture relates to parenting.
Review
Identified how parenting skills can be passed down through the generations.
Identified how culture relates to parenting.

21. 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

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23. Getting help with 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. OR

24. Call and ask for a mentor. AND
Always get your handouts and assignments .

25. How to turn in your assignments
You may turn in your assignments at the SW Adult Education Center.
Call for information and help with assignments

26. 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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