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PROGRAMS, GROUPS, & WORKSHOPS
The Strong Couples Program
Free Relationship Help For Couples in All Life Stages
Having a strong relationship with your romantic partner can be hard. And when you need help, finding trustworthy support can be difficult. The Strong Couples Program can help.
This program is for couples together six months or longer in all life stages. This educational program is NOT counseling. The program teaches couples to use tools that improve their relationship.
The Strong Couples Program is:
- Six self-paced online modules. Topics include communication, commitment, problem-solving, and fun and friendship.
- Five brief video calls with a trained coach.
The Strong Couples Program is free!
For more information or to register:
Online Parenting & Family Relationships Classes
Join a free online parenting classes! Connect with other parents. Get practical, positive parenting ideas. Help children grow.
Parents Forever for parents in the process of divorce, already divorced, never married but separating, or with custody changes. Learn how to lessen the impact of divorce on children, co-parent without conflict, and improve self-care to foster resilience. This course is low-cost. Times vary.
December 2, 4, 9, 12
January 26
February 3, 5
Parenting and Family Relationships Class Calendar
Raising a Thinking Child is a 6-week workshop series that will help you guide children to solve common, everyday problems with decision-making and communication skills.
Parenting and Family Relationships Class Calendar
Raising Wisconsin’s Children online parenting classes for any parent or caregiver. Classes are the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:00pm via Zoom:
December 18: Screen Smarts – Using Family Values to Guide Media Use
January 15: Speaking Your Child’s Love Language
Register for Raising Wisconsin’s Children Online Parenting Classes
Print or share the Raising Wisconsin’s Children flyer with class details.
2026 Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference is a free online event for parents, caregivers, teachers, and anyone who works with children. Experts share practical, research-based tips and strategies to support children’s growth, learning, and well-being.
February 4 | 9:00am – 4:00pm
Register for Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference
Resilient Co-Parenting is the first Thursday of every month from 7:00 – 8:0pm and is for parents or caregivers raising children together while living apart.
December 4: The Gift of Forgiveness
January 8: Families Fighting Fair
February 5: Successful Stepfamilies
Register for Resilient Co-Parenting classes
Focus on Fathers connects you with other fathers while learning to boost your child’s social and emotional skills.
January 13: Fathers Help Children Stand Up for Themselves
February 10: Fathers Teach Values
March 10: Fathers Teach Kindness
Register for Focus on Fathers
Fit and Healthy Kids is a team of early childcare experts from across the United States who offer online training opportunities for early childhood teachers. Each training incorporates some aspect of Early Learning Guidelines: Birth to Five Learning and Development Standards. For more information or to register, visit the Fit and Healthy Kids website
How to Help Your Child Who Feels Down is a two-part class that is designed to help parents learn the knowledge and skills (including three strategies based in research) to help their child improve their mood.
February 11 & 18 | 12:00pm OR 7:00pm
Register for How to Help Your Child Who Feels Down
Triple P Fear – Less is an evidence-based parenting program that helps you understand anxiety, build your child’s emotional resilience, and learn practical tools to support their mental well-being. Help your child (ages 6-14) manage anxiety with confidence! The Triple P Fear-Less program is here to support you.
Tuesdays | February 3 – March 10 | 9:00am – 10:30am
Register online for Triple P Fear-Less
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is one of the most effective evidence-based parenting programs in the world, backed up by more than 35 years of ongoing research. Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies to help build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage children’s behavior, and prevent problems from developing. Triple P is used in more 30 countries and has been shown to work across cultures, socio-economic groups, and in many different kinds of family structures.
Parents participating in the Triple P seminar receive specific developmental and child development advice to optimize their child’s development. Each seminar or discussion group can be taken as a stand-alone or as part of an integrated series.
Examples of seminars and discussion groups:
- The Power of Positive Parenting
- Raising Confident, Competent Children
- Dealing with Disobedience
- Developing Good Bedtime Routines
- Managing Fighting and Aggression
For more information:
Triple P seminars and discussion groups are offered in many counties across Wisconsin (visit the events calendar at the bottom of the Parenting and Family Relationships webpage to see when Triple P is being offered across the state). In many cases, classes are offered virtually and can accommodate parents outside of the county offering the program. For local available classes or more information, contact the Extension Winnebago County office at (920) 232-1973.
Visit the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program Website to find a class!
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Many grandparents or relatives who are raising their grandchildren are turning to each other to find the comfort and help they need.
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Network of Winnebago County focuses on the roles grandparents/relatives play and provides an opportunity to meet others who share similar experiences, knowledge, strengths, and hopes. The support group provides a place to belong and a network of support.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Family Relationships Matter!
The Division of Extension is your source of well-researched, quality information about families and relationships. Visit our state-wide Parenting & Family Relationships website for a variety of topics:
Parenting…Behind the Behavior
To support your role in your child’s lives, Parenting… Behind the Behavior has been designed for parents and caregivers to gather short pieces of parenting information via FaceBook. Parenting… Behind the Behavior (PBTB) is a Facebook video series produced by a team of Division of Extension Human Development & Relationships Institute colleagues on the Digital Parenting workgroup. PBTB shares short, practical, research-based tips on topics related to family engagement and child development.
Short, research-based, positive parenting videos from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Human Development & Relationships Institute.
Home Alone
Is your child ready for self-care? As children grow more independent, parents begin to consider the possibility of having them stay home alone rather than being cared for by others. This can be a rewarding experience for children and parents, but only if the children are ready and prepared.
Extension offers an online program that educates parents and their children on readiness for self-care, home alone plans, safety, and alleviating fear and boredom when children are home alone. Parents and children should complete this entire program together.
For more information or to begin the lesson plan:
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