6 –model positive parenting 7 – translate school system 8 - parents advocate for self and child
K – Parents are aware of financial matters for themselves and their children
K – Parents have a broader definition of health (see Parent Book – factors that affect learning)
S – Parents can identify some health risks for their child and how to influence and / or control these factors

A. PARENT LEARNING

Opening Activity

• Welcome
  
• School Difficulties. Have parents share issues surrounding the difficulties they encountered at school themselves (if they had any)? By this time in the classes, the participants are pretty comfortable sharing that kind of stuff. This will tie into the topics from last class.
  OR
• I am Special. Have a piece of paper with each person’s name written in it. Have each person walk around and write (or draw) something about that person. At the end, each person will have a description of themselves as thought of by other people. This tends to be self-affirming and selfesteem building

Review

• Homework share. Provide time for parents to share learning materials that they brought for the
  learning portfolio
• Learning Disabilities, Reading Blues, Talking to your child’s teacher
• Parent as a Role Model – Key message #3

Introduce Topics
Health Literacy, Financial Literacy

Health Literacy
Health refers to the resources we have to manage our lives, not the absence of illness. Health is like a life bank account. Health literacy encompasses many things including:

• Physical health
• Mental health
• Emotional health
• Social health
• Spiritual health