Statewide Virtual Parenting Programs
Click here to register: https://extension.wisc.edu/events/. Please contact Pam Wedig-Kirsch at pam.wedig-kirsch@wisc.edu with questions.
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Addressing Children’s Strong Feelings
The strong emotions of kids (and the strong (or “attention-getting) behaviors that sometimes come with these emotions) can be difficult to understand and even harder to deal with as parents. Strong Feelings is a 6-part video series designed to help adults understand and respond to children’s strong feelings using emotion coaching. Supporting children’s emotions helps them feel […]
Read More...Reading with Your Baby or Toddler – Taller de lectura interactiva
How can you help your child develop language skills? How can you increase your child’s brain development? What are some fun ways to strengthen your bond with your child? Join in this discussion about how your child learns and ways you are teaching them from the moment they are born! Use your laptop, tablet, or smartphone […]
Read More...February Workshop – Equity and Equality through the Lens of Early Childhood Leadership and Development (Online)
Equity and Equality through the Lens of Early Childhood Leadership and Development Early care and education providers are invited to attend this workshop that will explore the important topic of equity and equality. The workshop will discuss how equity and equality shows up in the workplace for early childhood educators. Participants will understand the difference […]
Read More...January Workshop – “If You Don’t Feed the Directors, They will Eat the Staff” (Online)
“If You Don’t Feed the Directors, They will Eat the Staff” – Meeting Everyone Else’s Needs without Sacrificing Your Own! Join Extension for this engaging workshop that is based on the book, If You Don’t Feed the Teachers, They Eat the Students! Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers. This workshop is for child care directors and child […]
Read More...Parenting Education – Winter and Spring 2021
Many parents appreciated the virtual parenting programs Extension offered this fall. We have created a new menu of programs for this winter and spring which include the popular Positive Solutions for Families workshop series and Emotion Coaching along with workshops parents have found helpful in the past. Programs include: Positive Solutions for Families is a […]
Read More...More Virtual Parenting Workshops
Attention Parents of Young Children (Ages 0 to 6) Are you looking for new ways to get your children to listen more often? Do you want ideas on how to help your child develop strong friendship skills? Do you want less stress in your home? If you answered “yes”, then the Positive Solutions workshop series […]
Read More...Emotion Coaching Tutorial
This is the first in a series of six videos on helping your child manage strong emotions. https://www.facebook.com/137649356256419/videos/614116525963935
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Fall Parenting Workshops
Extension will be hosting a variety of parenting workshops this fall. The workshops are targeted at parents and caregivers of children ages 2 – 6 years old. All workshops are FREE and will be held online using Zoom. Workshops include: Emotion Coaching – Oct. 6 at 9:00 AM and Oct. 8 at 2:00 PM Block Play […]
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Register for October 1st No Small Matter Virtual Film Screening and Discussion
Extension is partnering with the United Way of Racine County and Higher Expectations to present a virtual screening of the popular documentary, No Small Matter on Thursday, October 1 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated and powerful force for change in America […]
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