1. PARENTING in HISPANIC FAMILIES © Western/Pacific LINCS Western/Pacific Literacy Network

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

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

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

6. Module 2 IMPROVEMENT OF SELF- UNDERSTANDING AND RELATIONSHIPS A: Our Baggage: What We Bring as Parents from Childhood

7. Review We learned to recognize our own family values We learned to evaluate how those values are reinforced or undermined in our experiences

8. Today’s Objectives To identify “baggage” To improve understanding of ourselves

9. Parenting style Manner in which parents show, direct and guide their children

10. Overindulge To indulge excessively; gratify too much or unwisely

11. Control To exercise authority or dominating influence over; to direct or regulate

12. Balance An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium

13. Baggage A collection of a persons problems or idiosyncrasies

14. Neglected Ignored, paid no attention to, or disregarded.

15. Emotion Any strong feeling, as of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate or love, arising subjectively rather than through conscious mental effort.

16. Volatile Inconstant, tending to violence; explosive.

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

18. Guilt The feeling of being responsible for an offense or wrongdoing

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

20. 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

21. Access your handouts on the Internet at http://swadulted.com/tvclasses

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. 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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