Current Class Schedule
Registration is required for all classes!
Times and dates are subject to change. To register for any
program or to learn more about our services, please call the Parent
Helpline at (414)671-0566.
Can
we help?
The Parent Helpline is a 24-hour informational, referral, and
listening line for parents. Calls are confidential. Experienced
phone counselors respond to calls weekdays 8:30 am to 9 pm. Staff at
211@Impact respond to calls on weekends and overnight. A Parent
Helpline counselor is always on-call for crisis situations.
(414)671-0566 or
HelplineCounselor@theparentingnetwork.org
Family Links
and Parents as Teachers
provide case management and home visiting services for any family.
Participation is voluntary. Parents as Teachers, a new component, is
an evidence-based home visiting program that teaches early literacy
and child development to parents of children 3 and younger.
HIPPY (Home Instruction for
Parents of Preschool Youngsters)
is a parent involvement, school readiness program that helps parents
prepare their 3-5 year old children for success in school and
beyond.
Parenting
Education and Support
programs utilize evidence-based curricula for specific parent
populations: grandparents raising grandchildren, parents of
'spirited' children, teen parents, anger management for parents,
single parents, and more.
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As One
healthy
relationship class for unmarried parents or parents-to-be. This
10-hour class teaches couples the importance of knowing themselves
and each other as they strengthen their relationship for the
benefit of their baby.
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Becoming a Love
and Logic Parent
parents learn how to hold their children accountable for their
actions in a positive and respectful manner. Parents learn to lock
in empathy, love, and understanding, before telling kids what
their consequences of their actions will be.
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Circle of Parents
parents and caregivers provide support to one another in a
structured group such as Raising the Spirited Child and
Grandparents Parenting Again as well as parenting groups that are
based at transitional living programs and other community sites.
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Cooperative
Co-parenting
a 3-hour class meeting the
requirements
for divorcing
parents in Milwaukee County. $45 per person.
January-June 2010 class
dates
July-December 2010 class dates
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Fireworks/Anger Management
parents gain a better understanding of the emotion of anger,
learn to manage anger constructively, and learn to effectively
handle their childrens anger.
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Effective Black Parenting
parents build skills through a culturally-inclusive curriculum
that addresses issues specifically for African-American families.
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Positive Parenting
each of the ten sessions focus on different aspects of parenting
such as communication, self-esteem, routines, stress/anger,
discipline, and child development.
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VIP (Very Important Parent) Dads
education and
support specifically to dads. Programs include Dad Matters, a
weekly group for community dads, and Inside/Out Dad for
incarcerated dads.
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Welcome, Baby!
a new program offering support and education to expecting or new
parents through partnerships with family resource centers
throughout Milwaukee County.
Awareness
to Action (A2A)
is a new initiative
focused on preventing child sexual abuse by helping adults and
communities take action to protect children through awareness,
education, prevention, advocacy, and action.
The
Children's
Program
provides nurturing care for children while parents attend a
parenting program. While mom and dad are in class, come play with
us!
The
RELATE
(Relationship Education Leading Adolescents Toward Empowerment)
Project is a school-based sexual
violence and pregnancy prevention program for middle and high school
youth.
