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GFS offers a Spanish language Parent Education Program for parents with children ages birth through five. The Parent Education Program bases its instruction in part on the Nurturing Parent Education program . Topics covered in the class include communication skills, self-esteem, child development, anger management, and positive discipline techniques. The Parent Education Program strives to provide parents with practical skills and resources to enable them to build or strengthen a healthy bond with their children.
This program is offered on-site.
The goals of the program are:
- Increase parents' appropriate expectations about their children's development
- Increase parents' knowledge and practice of appropriate discipline techniques
- Increase parents' positive communication skills
- Increase bond between parents and their children
- Increase parents' participation in their children' s learning experiences
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"Since I started this class I have tried to be more patient with my children."
- Luisa, Parent Education Program participant
"I realize now that the negative label I gave to my daughter is affecting her in school."
- Aureliano, Parent Education Program participant |
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 Parents fill out evaluation form for Parent Education Program. |