Parenting class focuses on Spanish speakers

This class which helps parents with parenting skills is being taught to immigrant families in Spanish, this way they understand everything. When they are taught in English, many parents can't understand all the details. - - Donna Poisl

by Andrew Gaug

A community action group is looking forward to helping bridge a cultural gap in St. Joseph.

The Los Ninos Bien Educados parenting classes kicked off with a celebration Saturday evening lead by the program’s creators from Head Start at the Community Action Partnership in St. Joseph. Starting Thursday, 21 people will meet for 12 weeks to take the first-ever Spanish language parenting course in the city.

Dozens of children gathered to participate in games such as kid bowling and golf. Meanwhile, their parents got more information about the program, aimed at enhancing parenting skills in Hispanic families in areas such as family roles and education.

“It all comes back to poverty. The chances of getting out of poverty are slim if you don’t get an education at a young age,” she said. “We want to encourage these families to use different strategies to help their children.”
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