Saturday, March 24, 2018, 9:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.

What Parents need to know About Human Trafficking

Note: Children ages 8+ are able to attend this session with their family.

In this training, parents will learn:

● How traffickers select & approach;

● What traffickers look for;

● How to outsmart deception;

● What things make a child vulnerable;

● The two ways traffickers approach;

● The three kinds of lies;

● The four worst choices;

● To separate the myths from the facts about human trafficking in the U.S.;

● How it happens, who it happens to, and who are the victims;

● How traffickers target youth at school and in any home;

● The signs that indicate your child may be in danger;

● Why it’s more important to talk to your kids about love than sex; and

● Why stranger danger is no longer effective.

**Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5466 by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 22nd. **

Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

College Knowledge for Parents

Facilitated by the UTSA Institute for P-20 Initiatives, "College Knowledge for Parents" provides parents with essential information regarding, college financial aid, scholarships, as well as college admissions requirements. Learn more about your critical role as a parent in helping your child reach their academic dreams.

**Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5466 by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23rd. **

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 9:00 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

Parenting the Love & Logic Way

This parent training is based on a philosophy founded by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D. and based on the experience of a combined total of over 75 years working with and raising children. This is an approach to raising children that provides loving support from parents while at the same time expecting children to be respectful and responsible. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows them to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic is easy to use, raises responsible children, and changes lives. By attending this training, you will learn to use humor, hope, and empathy to build up your adult-child relationship, provide real limits in a loving way, and learn how to teach consequences and healthy decision making.

**Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5466 by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 26th. **

***Rescheduled from ice day on January 16th!***

Thursday, March 29, 2018, 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

It’s a Whole New World Out There…And Success Starts Here!

This fun, energetic and interactive session is designed to update parents about the 21st Century workplace needs of the employer and the future employability needs of their child(ren). Using data from the Texas Workforce Commission, The United States Census, Department of Labor Statistics, and more, parents will walk away with a better understanding of how they can empower their child(ren) to be the very best they can be and to build the skill sets to “sell” themselves as the best “products” on the market for any and all employers in the world.

**Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5466 by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27th.

To participate in the parent trainings via webinar, email [email protected] to receive the webinar link and electronic handouts the day before the training.

Please note: Webinars are not offered for evening or Saturday trainings.

Special event for families, community groups, educators and administrators put on by the Intercultural Development Research Association.

When: Friday, April 6th

This annual institute offers families, school district personnel and community groups from across the country the opportunity to network, obtain resources and information, and receive training and bilingual materials on IDRA’s nationally-recognized research based model for parent leadership in education. This year’s institute, funded in part by the IDRA EAC-South and by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will highlight family engagement as it relates to the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This institute is interactive and participatory. All presentations are bilingual (English-Spanish).

Parent institute webpage: http://budurl.com/IDRAlaSemPI

Registration form (MSW): https://budurl.me/IDRApiForm

Link to register online: https://budurl.me/IDRApiRegister

Parent Institute 2018 Bilingual Flier 2-up: https://budurl.me/IDRApi18Flier

Read the Five things to try!

Does your child struggle with handwriting? These tools can help her build the fine motor skills needed for writing by hand.

If your child doesn’t leave enough space in between words when she writes, try the “spacekid.” Follow the instructions in the download to help your child create one.

Bold line paper can help your child practice staying in the lines when writing by hand. Remind her that smaller letters, like the lowercase c, or the loop of a b, should fit between the bottom and middle lines.

Textured line paper can give your child even more support. To make it, print out the bold line paper. Then trace the top and bottom lines on the paper with fabric paint or glue. Once it dries, your child’s pencil will “bump” into the lines as she writes.

Tracing shapes and maze-like paths can help your child develop fine motor control. Print out these sheets to give your child practice. You can use them over and over if you put the printed pages in plastic page protectors and have your child use a dry-erase marker to trace.

Download: Tools to Help With Handwriting