{"id":40524,"date":"2021-12-02T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=family-stories&p=40524"},"modified":"2021-12-02T23:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:33:09","slug":"mom-finds-educational-and-fun-resources-to-prepare-her-young-daughter-for-kindergarten-at-gila-bend-family-resource-center","status":"publish","type":"family-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.firstthingsfirst.org\/es\/region-stories\/mom-finds-educational-and-fun-resources-to-prepare-her-young-daughter-for-kindergarten-at-gila-bend-family-resource-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom finds educational and fun resources to prepare her young daughter for kindergarten at Gila Bend Family Resource Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gila Bend Family Resource Center in Gila Bend is a happy place for Dalila Guzman\u2019s young daughter, Kiara.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnything that has to do with the center she loves,\u201d Guzman said. \u201cShe knows that she\u2019s going to learn something and maybe come home with something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As a mother of three, Guzman knew children go through fast, dramatic development in the early years\u2014and she wanted to support her daughter, Kiara\u2019s growth. Guzman found classes and fun resources at the Gila Bend Family Resource Center, making it a special place for her and her daughter to visit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Early in Kiara\u2019s life, Guzman enrolled in the free family resource center classes available for parents of babies, toddlers and preschoolers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The First Things First Southwest Maricopa Regional Council<\/a> funds the family resource center to help support parents of kids birth to age 5 as their child\u2019s first teacher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in Gila Bend, this one-stop center provides parenting classes on topics such as early literacy, the importance of play to children\u2019s learning and how to deal with challenging behaviors. It also provides many other resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the parenting classes, Guzman appreciated learning how to educate her daughter at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are their first teachers, that is something I\u2019ve learned,\u201d she said. \u201cYou take care of your baby and you meet their physical needs. We don\u2019t stop to think about the social and emotional learning part. This is something that the classes at the resource center can help us with. There is always more that you can do at home. We can be a big part of their education.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After taking the classes, Guzman felt more confident and prepared to help her daughter get ready for kindergarten.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI also have an 18-year-old and a 12-year-old,\u201d she said. \u201cSometimes I struggled in helping them with their learning, but not with Kiara. I know where I\u2019m going, and I know how to teach her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Guzman also got her mother and mother-in-law involved at the center in the family, friend and neighbor classes offered to caregivers of young children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were perfectly on-board about receiving information that would help them be better caregivers to benefit Kiara,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kiara got to take a class, too. She loved attending an 8-week nutrition class on Wednesdays at the center with her mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey taught us about healthy foods and how to eat healthier,\u201d Guzman said. \u201cWe would play Bingo at the beginning of class, and she was always excited for the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the entire family would attend the frequent health fairs that the center would host. During the pandemic, the center put together take-home packets for families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery month they would choose a theme and put together an activity for kids to do at home with their family and she would bring it home in a Ziploc bag,\u201d Guzman said. \u201cThey were always literacy-based.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When Kiara was 3 years old, Guzman signed up for a home visitation program that she found out about at the center. The parent educator would visit Guzman and Kiara in their home every two weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMartha was such a natural teacher. I loved to hear her speak because anything she would tell Kiara, she was teaching me how to teach her. It was awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When it was time for Kiara to start kindergarten, Guzman knew she would be ready. Kiara, now 6, is succeeding in school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the first things they had her do was write her name,\u201d Guzman said. \u201cThat was really easy for her, because she already knew how to do that. Kiara benefited from everything they had to offer at the resource center.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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