This evidence-based workshop series will help you guide children to solve common, everydayproblems with decision making and communication skills using their thinking brain. It is a refreshinglypractical curriculum that helps you help your child learn HOW to think, not what to think, as they learn to resolve their own problems.Participants will learn: To give children […]
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, passed by Congress in late December, ends a federal program that has been providing additional benefits to households enrolled in Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. FoodShare households have been receiving the maximum amount for their household size, or $95, whichever is more. In recent months, an average of approximately $80 million has […]
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Monday, Jan. 23rd-Friday, Jan. 27th, 2023. Register at go.wisc.edu/rwc2023 Join a free, online conference designed for parents and families. Participants will getpractical, positive parenting ideas from experts and explore how to help children grow.You can attend as many conference sessions as you want. All sessions will haveclosed captions and be available in English or Spanish. […]
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Spring 2023 Virtual class options for Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid. To learn more and to register, visit https://wirose.wisc.edu/community-programming/. Classes fill up fast so don’t wait to register!
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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. This 8-session series is on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm, Feb. 7th-March 28th. Click here to register: https://go.wisc.edu/45264r. To view a PDF […]
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Build your own personal playbook for aging well. This fun, innovative 12-week program empowers you to take key steps to improve your well-being, add stability to your life, and strengthen ties to your community. The next session will be held on Wednesdays from 9 am-11 am, January 11th-March 29, 2023. In person sessions will be […]
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QPR teaches three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide: Question, Persuade, and Refer. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, QPR Gatekeepers are trained to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and to respond in order to […]
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The Douglas County office of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension is testing Presto dial gauge canners. Please call the office at 715-395-1363 to request a time to bring in your canner to be tested. This service is offered at no charge to members of the community. Douglas County […]
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From the Greater Good Magazine, published 6/28/22 It’s quite possible that your fears about your child’s screen time are unfounded. Read more from author Yalda Uhls here: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/does_your_child_have_an_unhealthy_relationship_with_technology
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This is an Eight Session Series When: Thursdays, June 9th- July 28th Time: 9:00 am-11:00 am Where: Online (virtual class) Click to register: https://go.wisc.edu/s2wj04 Limited space – register early to assure a spot! CLICK HERE FOR A PDF OF THE FLYER A workshop for birth, foster & adoptive parents, grandparents, relative caregivers, child-serving professionals and […]
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