Madres para Niños: Engaging Latina Mothers as Consultees to Promote Their Children’s Early Elementary School Achievement

ABSTRACTThe Madres para Ninos (MpN) program uses consultee-centered consultation as a vehicle to help immigrant Latino parents focus and reframe their preexisting child advocacy skills toward their children’s successful transition into elementary school in a new geographic and cultural context. This article describes the Latina mother’s experience as consultee during the MpN ten-week group consultation process.