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Impact Report
| For plan | Strengthening Families Initiative, Parenting Education (Doña Ana County) |
| Date | November 2, 2009, 3:55 am |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | The agent has offered parenting education through one-time programs or a program series, depending on the needs of the clientele. Collaborative relationships were established between CES and the Doña Ana County Health & Human Services Division (DAC HHS) Community Centers, Las Cruces Public Schools, Hatch Valley Public Schools, Gadsden Public Schools and Families and Youth, Inc. to offer parenting workshops to parent groups. When possible the agent collects an evaluation following parenting programs. The agent consistently receives evaluations that show 85-90% of participants view the program as very useful. The following are examples of comments participants listed when asked how they planned to use the information they learned from the program: (The majority of these quotes have been translated from Spanish) • “Set simple and clear rules with my kids.” • “Follow discipline strategies learned in class.” • “Work with my child instead of against her.” • “Communicate more with my children.” • “Discipline my child without making them feel bad about themselves.” • “Work on having more patience.” • “Give my children confidence in themselves.” • “Be more positive with my children, especially in difficult situations.” • “Pay more attention to the importance of feelings, both my children’s and mine.” • “Communicate feelings more with others.” • “Spend more time listening to my children.” |