Families
Families
UW-Madison, Division of Extension, Barron County is a reliable resource for parent education. We offer a variety of parenting educational opportunities and resources.
If you do not see what you need please contact Missy Bablick at 715-537-6254 or missy.bablick@wisc.edu, and we will do our best to connect you with the resources or education you are seeking.
Positive Parenting Program Education
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program Seminars and Discussion groups will provide parents of children ages 0-12 with specific strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships, manage behavior, and prevent problems from happening in the first place.
Class Dates:
Wednesday’s 9/9-9/30 10:00AM-11:30AM
OR
Thursday’s 9/10-10/1 6:00PM-7:30PM
Education for parents with young children (4-7)
This evidence-based workshop series will help you guide your child to solve common, everyday problems with decision making and communication skills using their thinking brain. It is a refreshingly practical curriculum that helps you help your child learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think, as they learn to resolve their own problems.
Class dates:
Tuesdays 9/22-10/27
9:00am-10:15 am OR 6:00pm-7:15 pm
Supporting parents through change
Parents Forever is a 3-hour “co-parenting” class for parents in the process of divorce, already divorced, or never married but separating.
2026 Class Dates:
January 26, March 16, May 21, June 29, August 31, November 9
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00 pm.
Online Resources