Family Voices of Wisconsin
Family Voices of Wisconsin’s Mission Statement: Family Voices of Wisconsin promotes a system of comprehensive health and community supports based on fundamental principles that assure the health and well-being of children […]
Parenthetical
Are You The Parent of a 10-16 Year old? Check out parenthetical.wisc.edu – a FREE University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension sponsored online community for parents of kids ages 10-16. It’s a […]
Door County Parent/Family Groups & Activities
*This is not necessarily a complete list of the Parent/Family programs offered here in Door County. If you are aware of groups/activities that are not currently on this list or […]
Back to Basics In & Out of School
What if the Kids are Not Back at School in the Fall? Here’s a question that may help focus you: Next year, in 5 years, in 10 years, in 20 years, […]
Twenty Ways You Can Help Your Children Succeed At School-Part II
As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. When parents and families are involved in their children’s schools, the children do better and have better feelings […]
Solving Problems Ages 6-12
Life can and does throw all sorts of stuff at us. Effective problem-solving skills can mean the difference between being able to cope and keep moving forward, or feeling completely […]
Managing Emotions Ages 6-12
Some children show a high level of emotional maturity while still very young. Others take longer to develop the skills needed to manage their emotions. This is normal – everyone […]
Curbing the Urge to Self-Harm
“Self harm” is a scary phrase. This emotional coping strategy is hitting close to home here in Door County. According to the 2018-2019 Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey results. 17% […]
Raising Resilient Young People
Increasing Autonomy Ages 13+ Encouraging your young person to develop autonomy, while feeling secure doing so, and at a pace that everyone feels comfortable with, is most definitely a balancing […]
Avoid the Summer Slide of 2021!
SCHOOL’S DONE! When the final school bell rings for the year, there’s a multitude of feelings. Some may feel joy, relief, sadness at missing friends and others-well just a sense […]
