Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network

Author and Contributors:
Publisher: North Carolina State University Extension (1999)
Primary Content Area: Parent/Family
Content Type: Programming Resource; Research
Audience: Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Resource Type: An extension or a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: Latino, parent education, learning preference
Description: In order to provide maximum benefits to the growing Latino population in the United States, parent education programs must be examined to determine whether this population has unique needs that are not served with traditional parenting program curricula and delivery methods. In this study, 760 Latino parents were asked to respond to a questionnaire about their parenting information needs. Results indicate that parents prefer to receive parenting information from friends and family (75%), doctors or nurses (71%), group speakers (65%), and books (63%). Parents with higher levels of education had a greater preference for learning from books F(3,690) = 6.5, p < .0003. Topics of greatest interest included teaching responsibility to children (90%), helping children learn respect for others (89%), handling child stress (89%), helping children learn to get along with others (88%), building children's self-concept (87%), and talking with children (87%). Indications are that parent educators need to understand parents and target their programs to specific parent needs. Latino parents prefer to learn in family groupings.
Media Type: Plain Text
Resource Listed: September 8, 2001
Resource Last Updated: November 1, 2008
Language: EN

Latino Parents: Unique Preferences for Learning about Parenting