Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College: (A Special Guide for Latino Parents)

Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College is a guide for Latino parents that stresses the importance of education and provides a framework for parents to put their children on a college-bound path. It explains the American educational system, how parents can get involved, how to help children stay focused and motivated, scholarships available for Latino children, student loans, choosing the right college, and the college application process.

Mariela Dabbah is the author of Help your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College, Help Your Children Succeed in School, How to Get a Job in the U.S. and the co-author of The Latino Advantage in the Workplace.

Mariela has been a frequent guest at “Wake up with Whoopi” (Syndicated Radio Show), “All Things Considered” (NPR), “Good Morning America” (ABC) “Today in New York” (NBC), “Despierta América” (Univision), “Cada Día” (Telemundo), “Directo desde Estados Unidos” (CNN en Español), “Temprano en la Mañana” (93.1 FM- AMOR), and many other TV programs and radio shows. She’s been interviewed by Business Week and Time and has been featured and quoted in publications across the country including the New York Times, Latina magazine and Vanidades magazine.

The author received her Master’s in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Buenos Aires. She was one of the owners of Flame Co., an educational book distributor, where she developed training programs as well as manuals for teachers and parents. Since the publication of her books, she has focused on her writing and speaking engagements.

As a speaker Mariela presents workshops and keynote speeches at corporations such as General Electric, American Express, Exxon/Mobil, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HBO and Verizon, and at organizations such as the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the New York State Association for Bilingual Education, Junior Achievement and others.

She is a contributor for Siempre Mujer (Meredith Corporation), Nexos magazine (American Airlines), www.serlatino.com, Crossover on Telemundo/MSN.com and is the columnist of Padres de Hoy (Hoy Chicago, Tribune) and Mujer de Hoy on Telemundo/MSN.com. The author is the guest expert in several segments on Univision TV and radio and on the Telemundo network.

Mariela is the National Spokesperson of McDonald’s Education program for Latino students and the columnist on their website: www.meencanta.com.

She presents and writes both in Spanish and in English.

The author lives in Westchester, New York and can be seen at www.marieladabbah.com and www.marielablog.com.