Web Sites for Parenting Information in Spanish
(Alphabetical order by title)
Actividades Prácticas Para La Enseñanza
del Lenguaje. Activities that parents can do with their children
from birth to 6 years to help them develop language and literacy skills.
It is a product of the Department of Education and the Department of
Health and Human Services, USA. Available in Spanish at Web Sites for
Parenting Information in Spanish
(Alphabetical order by title)
Actividades Prácticas Para La Enseñanza
del Lenguaje. Activities that parents can do with their children
from birth to 6 years to help them develop language and literacy skills.
It is a product of the Department of Education and the Department of
Health and Human Services, USA. Available in Spanish at http://www.ed.gov/Family?SpGrowthChart/actividades.html.
Agriculture & Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension,
University of California. Pamphlets regarding children's weight
and nutrition, prevention of lead poisoning and anemia, and a food pyramid
specific to Mexican culture. They include the following:
- Children and weight: What's a parent to do?
Qué deben hacer los paders de los niños que pesan mucho?
- Para mamá y papá: Un texto elemental
sobre la alimentación del niño de edad preescolar
- Lead: The invisible poison/Plomo: El veneno invisible
- Lead, the silent Epidemic (English/Spanish)
- For goodness sake! Prevent anemia
Por el bien de todos…Prevenga la anemia!,
- Pirámide del día con el sabor popular
mexicano
A food guide pyramid with a mexican flavor
To order brochures write to Cooperative Extension, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, University of California, Oakland, CA 94612-3560,
tel. 1.800.994.8849. Also available online at http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu.
Building Healthy Families Series/La serie Creando familias
saludables. Extension Resource Center, Texas A&M University.
A wealth of information, including educational pamphlets in English
and Spanish, that can be printed from the web.
" For child development see
http://agpublications.tamu.edu/pubs/schild/
" For other topics see http://texaserc.tamu.edu/pubs/indexs.html
Clearinghouse for Immigrant Education (CHIME).
Materials for Latino/Latina Parents, Kumud Krishna, 1998. This web site
has a wealth of information regarding how Latino families can become
involved in their children's schools. Most material is available in
English and Spanish at http://www.ncas1.org/sr_mflp.htm.
Cómo Ayudarle a su hijo con la tarea escolar.
U.S. Department of Education, February 1998. This is a guide for parents
on how to help children with homework. It gives a list of resources
and the goals on national education. It is in Spanish and available
at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/TareaEscolar/.
Consejos Para Cuidado del Niño (Childcare: What
to Look For). David Riley, University of Minnesota Extension. A
brief outline of what to consider when looking for childcare. It is
in Spanish and available at http://www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/families/BE217.html.
Cooperative Extension Service. Institute of Food
and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida. Short lists describing
the development of children month-by-month. Available in English and
Spanish at http://edis.ifas.edu/MENU_HE:CHILD_CRIERS.
Cooperative Extension System's National Network for
Childcare (NNCC). The following is informational pamphlets in Spanish
regarding:
Criando abuela style. Latina magazine. Discusses
the changes in parenting styles and relationhips "then" and
"now". Available in English and Spanish at http://www.latina.com/new/magazine/books/98/sept/story1.html.
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services
(C.L.A.S.). Early Childhood Research Institute. Articles in Spanish
related to parenting as well as one or two parent guides at http://www.clas.uiuc.edu/.
En Lenguaje, Muchos Niños Hacen… This
is a chart of the typical steps babies take in language development
from birth to 6 years. It is a product of the Department of Education
and the Department of Health and Human Services, USA. Available in Spanish
at http://www.ed.gov/Family/SpGrowthChart/lenguaje.html.
Guías for parents. New Digest de NICHCY. It
lists a few parenting resources but they are mixed in with other resources.
It also includes specific guides for parents regarding infant and preschool
programs, communicating through correspondence, and accessibility to
parent groups. Available at http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/spannd.htm.
Guías Para Padres. ERIC, Clearing House
on Urban Education, presents various guides by Wendy Schwartz and translated
into Spanish by Michele Montás. They include the following.
Información Para La Niñez. This has
information about child development, childcare, pregnancy and prenatal
care, special needs, nutrition, paternal responsibility, protecting
children, health, and vaccinations. You can go onto this web site and
click the topic you are interested in. From there you will find many
articles that you can choose from. It is entirely in Spanish. Located
at http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/ecic/spanish/Topics2.htm.
Learning for Better Living - Para Una Vida Mejor.
A collection of 53 fact sheets produced by the University of California's
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Spanish Broadcast and
Media Services. They are based on work supported by the Cooperative
Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special Project
number 91-ESPN-1-5169. The information here has been reviewed by subject
matter specialists in California in the areas of nutrition, food safety,
consumer sciences, child development and parenting." http://agpublications.tamu.edu/pubs/scal/index.html
MELD, Minneapolis, MN, has tailored its brochures
and materials to meet the practical, cultural, and linguistical needs
of diverse populations, including Latino parents. Publications are available
in English and Spanish and include the following.
- Child Development Posters and Parent Handouts - these
colorful charts illustrate typical stages of child development skills
and behaviors from birth to age 2, and years 3 to 6.
- Beginning…Your Baby's Story and New Adventures
- these informative workbooks give new parents helpful information
on infant development, as well as serving as a journal of important
events, information, stories and baby's "firsts."
- Playing to Learn Brochures - these colorful brochures
help parents understand the importance of play by promoting the joys
and benefits of parent-child interaction. Parents will also love the
creative and affordable playthings suggested by the brochures. Available
for four different age groups.
For more information contact MELD, 219 N. 2nd Street,
Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401, tel. 612.332.7563, fax 612.344.1959,
or check out web site at http://meld.org/.
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.
Parent & Community Involvement. Includes materials on different
ways schools can encourage parents and the community to take an active
role in the education of linguistically and culturally diverse students.
Includes Bilingual brochures for parents (English/Spanish). You can
find information at http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/library/parent.htm
or at http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/.
They also have resources in Spanish at http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/library/espanol.htm.
National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute.
Under the guidance of Jerry Tello, an internationally recognized expert
on issues of cultural identity, family strengthening and male responsibility/fatherhood
issues, the Institute addresses important issues related to Latino fathers
and families. http://www.NLFFI.org/
Non-English and English as a Second Language Resources.
Cyfernet Professionals. Contains links to Spanish Language Resources
for parents and families. Includes links to parent participation in
schools, the Department of Education - resources in Spanish, child development
resources, parenting resources, child abuse, etc. Available at http://www.cyfernet.org/esl.html.
Padres! Información en español. Extension
Cooperative Family Living Programs, University of Wisconsin. Information
sheets about the first years of infants. They go month-by-month and
are available on-line at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/parenting/
or http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/parenting/epadb.html.
Project FLAME: The Center for Literacy. Ana U.
Colomb, Cynthia Reyes, Flora V. Rodriguez-Brown, & Melanie Schikore;
1995, University of Illinois at Chicago. Bilingual Brochures for Parents
in English and Spanish. Including:
- Los Padres y las Escuelas
- Trabajando Juntos
- Padres y Escuelas
- Participe, Conozca Sus Derechos, y Asuma sus Responsibilidades
- Ayude a sus Niños a Aprender en Casa, en la
Escuela y la Comunidad
- Como Hablar con sus Niños
- Como Ayudar sus Hijos a Leer y Escribir en Casa
- Como Construir Relaciones Positivas con sus Hijos
- Comunicación y Disciplina
- El Aprendizaje Fuera de la Escuela
- Utilize los Recursos de su Comunidad
- Ayude a sus Hijos Durante Sus Años Adolescentes
- Planifique el Futuro de sus Niños: Ayudelos
a Hallar su Vocación
For more information or to order contact: The Center for
Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1040 W. Harrison M/C 147,
Chicago, IL 60607, tel. 312.413.1914, or check the web site at http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/miscpubs/flame/index.htm.
Ser Buen Padre/Positive Parenting. Includes a guide
for family meetings, rivalry between siblings and dealing with conflict,
unconditional love, and reasons why not to use corporal punishment.
Entirely in Spanish. On-line at http://www.positiveparenting.com/spanish.html.
Sharing Parenting Con Tu Marido. Latina magazine.
Gives advice for getting fathers more involved.
- Convince your partner to split the chores.
- Make your partner a dad-in-training.
- Involve them from day one.
- Know when to back off.
- Be willing to reverse roles.
- Show your appreciation for your partner's help.
- Paternidad is its own reward. Article is in English
and Spanish at http://www.latina.com/new/magazine/books/97/oct/story2.html.
Spanish Language Parenting. Extension Family & Community
Development, Oregon State University. Created in an effort to meet the
needs of the many Hispanic parents who use Spanish in the home and the
educators who serve those parents. Includes the following:
- Building Positive Relationships - A Program Series
for Parents of Young Children
- Para Su Familia - Monthly Bulletin
- Parenting the First Year/El Primer Año del Bebe
- twelve part ag
- paced newsletter for parent
- Available in English and Spanish a http://osu.orst.edu/dept/ehe/spanish.htm.
The Parent Institute. Numerous resources are available
in English and Spanish. Most are pamphlets and videos about parenting.
Most videos are not in Spanish. Information includes the following.
- About your child's report card
- Basics of parenting (spend time with children, show
children you love them, use firm, fair and consistent discipline,
teach children respect, provide a structured, stable home life, and
teach children basic values)
- Building student responsibility
- Child stress
- Controlling anger
- Coping with divorce
- Dealing with bullies
- Dealing with depression
- Dealing with peer pressure
- Dealing with tough issues (the disrespectful, angry
child, the apathetic child, bullies, popularity and friendship, violence,
cheating & dishonesty, gangs, dropout prevention, sex, suicide
prevention, AIDS & STDs)
- Eight different themes regarding discipline
- Eight different themes regarding skills for school
success, parents and children working
- Facts about exceptional children
- Get ready for the parent-teacher conference
- Motivating parents
- Motivating students
- Newsletters for parents providing practical parenting
information in four age-appropriate editions (English/Spanish)
- Reinforcing learning at home
- Resolving conflicts
- Six different themes regarding parenting
- Six different themes regarding school readiness
- Study skills series #1 and #2
- Substance abuse (what parents should know about…)
#1 and #2
- What parents can do at home to help students with reading,
math, science, writing, vocabulary, and social studies
- Wording together on issues of self-esteem, responsibility,
motivation, learning at home, reading, and talking & listening
To order write to The Parent Institute, P.O. Box 7474,
Fairfax Station, VA 22039-7474, order a free catalog or items at 1.800.756.5525
or on-line at http://www.par-inst.com/.
Una Fiesta Para Promover la Seguridad del Bebé:
Un(a) guía práctico(a). La Comisión de Seguridad
de Productos del Consumidor. They also have other Spanish language
pamphlets regarding security issues with cribs, protecting children,
making the house safe for infants, drug prevention for teens, toy safety,
safety against SIDS ("Crib Death"), etc., You can find this
information at their web site, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/spanish/spanish.html.
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