Parenting
When you became a parent, did you receive specific training on how to handle temper tantrums, how to manage complex family budgets with limited resources, how to deal with the needs of a teenager and how to prepare your child for the real world? Probably not!
Most careers provide and even require on-going professional development. Why should it be any different for you as a leader in your family? You will find parenting education can give you ideas and tips AND make parenting FUN! With that in mind, we are continuously working on opportunities that will allow you to access information when you want it to help reduce the stress parenting brings, add more fun to your family, and help you transition through changes that occur.
The Triple P Program is designed to provide the appropriate amount of support a parent needs to assist them in managing problems independently, and to provide communities with early intervention to prevent child abuse, mental illness and anti-social behavior. Offering the following classes: 0-12, Teenagers, Stepping Stones, Family Transitions.
Programs to aid parents in the journey of co-parenting (divorce, already divorced, or never married but separating). Parents/Caregivers gain various insights and skill sets that will, through each stage of the transition, help meet their children’s needs as well as help them lead happier, less stressful lives.
Court ordered – Parenting Class (Co-Parenting, Parents Forever™)
Focus on Fathers is a welcoming parenting community for everyone interested in learning about fatherhood. This series explores how dads and all caregivers can help their children develop strong social and emotion skills. Swap ideas and choose what works for you! Open to everyone.
Explore parenting tips and learn ways to strengthen your relationship with your child.
A free parenting newsletter that is delivered by email and specific to a child’s age and needs. They are designed so that information that’s relevant to your family is automatically delivered to you just in time.
This class is for anyone caring for a child ages 4-7. It will help parents give children skills to effectively solve their own problems, provide fun games to help children learn these problem solving skills and consider consequences and to help children care about and understand their feelings.
Raising and Caring Kids is a FREE Social & Emotional Learning resource to help caregivers.
Strong Feelings is a 6-part series designed to help adults understand and respond to children’s strong feelings using emotion coaching. Supporting children’s emotions helps them feel better, manage their behavior, and feel closer to caring adults. Each video reviews a different aspect of emotion coaching. We’ve also provided additional resources to learn more about children’s strong feelings and to talk about emotions with children.
UW-Madison Extension offers a free online video class called Home Alone. the lessons were developed to help you prepare your child for self-care.
This is a great source of well-researched, quality information about families and relationships through all ages. Ranging from topics about Prenatal/Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Teenagers to Family Health & Well Being and Caregiving.
A workshop for birth, foster & adoptive parents, grandparents, relative caregivers, child-serving professionals and community members to share information about trauma and the effects on children to strengthen positive relationships between children and adults.
If you would like additional resources on Parenting Programs, visit https://extension.wisc.edu/family/