Scenes From ‘The Art Of Parenting Workshop’ For Spanish-Speaking Families Held Saturday At UNM-Los Alamos

Coordinators of ‘The Art of Parenting Workshop’ from left, Jamie Thordsen Monroy, Christine Martinez and Gisele Martinez. The coordinators gathered for the day-long event held Saturday on the UNM-Los Alamos campus. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

Instructor Jose Morales, standing, with parents taking his class, ‘Support, intervention and treatment for the experimentation of substance abuse by young people’ Saturday as part of ‘The Art of Parenting Workshop’ event at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

 

Staff Report

First Born of Los Alamos, in collaboration with Los Alamos JJAB and Los Alamos Family Council hosted a series of informative workshops for 21 Spanish-speaking families Saturday at UNM-Los Alamos.

Hispanic families from the Los Alamos and Río Arriba areas were invited to this free event. Those in attendance received in Spanish information on a wide variety of topics and resources.

Representatives from community service agencies attended the event including those focused on mental health, substance use, LGBTQ+, navigating the public school system, homework assistance for students and positive discipline and more.

This daylong educational event also included childcare, breakfast and lunch to attendees.

Introduction to LGBTQ+ Instructor Sara Ann Mason, third from left, with some of the parents attending her class as part of ‘The Art of Parenting Workshop’  event held Saturday at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Jenn  Bartram/ladailypost.com
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