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Parenting Classes with Waganesh Zeleke, ph.d. Candidate
Families First will be offering two groups during its winter/spring parenting programs that are specifically geared towards adoptive and multi-cultural families. For more information or to register please call 406.721.7690.
Cross-Cultural Parenting
With Parent Educator Waganesh Zeleke, Ph.D., Candidate
Parents from all cultural backgrounds want to raise children who will be compassionate, well-adjusted contributors to society. But family values and parenting practices are not the same in all cultures. This can cause stress and challenges for parents raising children in a new country. Our cross-cultural parenting classes are designed to help parents raise their children confidently in the American context. Class topics include immigration and parenting, stress management for parents, children’s developmental stages and needs, self-esteem and self-confidence, enhancing children’s social skills, developing effective communication with your children, and positive discipline.
Presented at the Families First Parenting Programs Offices, 227 1/2 West Front Street
Date: Thursday's, January 12, 19, 26 & February 2nd
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: $18/Families First Children's Museum Members, $25 Non-Members
To Register: Call 406.721.7690
*No one will be turned away due to an inability to pay
*Childcare is included at the Families First Children's Museum
Inter-Cultural Adoptive Parents Support Group
With Parent Educator Waganesh Zeleke, Ph.D., Candidate
Are you the parent of an inter-cultural adopted child? Almost any adoption concern that you have encountered has been faced by someone else. By joining this group you and your family will gain support and education from the experiences of others. The goal is to provide information, resources, emotional support, and guidance to parents meeting the challenges of adoption across racial and cultural lines.
Goal:
To provide information, resources, emotional
support and guidance to parents meeting the challenges of adoption across racial and cultural lines.
Presented at the Families First Parenting Programs Offices, 227 1/2 West Front Street
Date: Thursdays, February 9th - March 29th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cost: $50/Indivdual - $75/Couple
To Register: Call 406.721.7690
*No one will be turned away due to an inability to pay
*Childcare is included and will be provided at the Children’s Museum
About Waganesh Zeleke
Waganesh is a Ph.D., Candidate student in Developmental Psychology and Mental Health Counseling (Individualized Interdisciplinary program) at the University of Montana. She holds two Master’s degrees in Intercultural Youth and Family Development and Special Education from the University of Montana and Addis Ababa University, respectively, and a B.A degree in Pedagogical Science from Bahir Dar University. As a Predoctoral Counseling Psychology Intern here at Family First, Waganesh provides individual and group consultations, and a cross-cultural parenting class to parents who are parenting or will parent a child adopted from another culture or with a cultural background different from their own, and immigrant families who raise a child in a new culture. Waganesh is originally from Ethiopia.
For more information please call 406.721.7690.
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