Latino Families
Programs
- NCCE Latino Outreach Team
- N.C. Cooperative Extension Latino Initiative
- Just In Time Parenting - eXtension
- NERMEN (National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network)
- Fathers Count Project
Posters & Games
- Health and Safety Posters
- La Busqueda Del Exito Unjuego - The Quest for Success Game
- Viaje a la Universidad para un Mejor Futura - Voyage to the University for an Amazing Future
Publications
- Effectively Serving Low-Income Fathers of Color
- Teen Talk (Spanish) - Survival Guide for Parents of Teenagers (coming soon)
- Enterese, Involucrece, y Ayude a su Hijo - (How to Get Informed, Involved, and Really Help in your Child's Education in Spanish)
- Beating the Odds: How Ethnically Diverse Fathers Matter
- Creative Solutions for Emerging Child Care Needs
- Working with Latino Parents in Child Care and Other Settings
- Servicios para Familias Latinas (Services for Latino Families Brochure in NC)
- How to Help Your Teen with Homework - FCS-521-02
- Coming Together - Ideas for Successful Family Meetings - FCS-521-03
DVDs Available from Dr. Behnke
All-new Spanish-language DVD for new immigrant Latino families now available
A Spanish-language DVD containing six short video presentations (7-to-10 minutes each) that offer important information and resources to guide families on how to live safely and securely in the United States is now available from North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
"Living in the United States: A guide to educational, health, residence and law enforcement systems in the U.S." (Viviendo en los Estados Unidos: Una guía a los sistemas de educación, salud, vivienda y seguridad publica)
Translations are by Andrew Behnke, Ph.D. and Sofia Baucum. Behnke is an assistant professor and human development specialist, 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences Department, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University. Baucum is family services manager for the East Coast Migrant Head Start Program.
DVDs are currently available upon request for $2.50 each, or special deals can be negotiated. E-mail laverta_flewellen@ncsu.edu to request copies.
- Guiding Young Children - A Skill Building Workshop for Parents
- Guiando Ninos (Guiding Young Children in Spanish)
- Kids and the Media - A Skill Building Workshop for Parents
- Los Ninos y La Television (Kids and the Media in Spanish)
- Take Back Family Time - A Skill Building Workshop for Parents
- Retomar Su Tiempo Familiar (Take Back Family Time in Spanish)
- What to Do with the Mad You Feel - A Skill Building Workshop for Parents
- Que Hace Usted Cuando Se Siente Molesto? (What to Do with the Mad You Feel in Spanish)
- Familias Seguras - Housing, Education, Healthcare, Insurance, and Law Enforcement Issues for New Immigrants
