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What's Coming Up At Family
Resources
of La Crosse?
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Click on the following links to print monthly calendars of what's going
on at
Family Resources!
La Crosse
Sparta
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Family Resources
of
Tomah
All services available to residents of Juneau,
La Crosse, AND Monroe Counties
All
events meet at Family Resources at 310 West Elizabeth Street unless
otherwise noted. For more information or to register (when required) contact
Julee at (608) 374-4190.
Fun Night
Play Groups
Active Parenting Workshops
Teen Support Group
Provider Support
Group
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Family Fun Night
May 15th |
5:30-7:00 PM Come and enjoy a fun
evening at Winnebago Park. There will be a variety of transportation cars
for children to see; such as a state trooper car, fire truck, and much more!
We will be doing car seat safety checks. If you have any questions or
concerns about car seats, Melanie Marshall will be on hand to answer them.
There will also be:
Bring your bike or tricycle. If Family Fun
Night is cancelled due to inclement weather, we will reschedule the event.
Registration is
required.
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Play Groups
Monday Play Shoppe
Play
Shoppe is a shared time for parents and their children to enjoy play, art
activities, story time, and to spend time with friends. Registration is not
required. Play Shoppe meets on Mondays from
9:30-11:00 AM.
See
below for changes in location.
Play
Shoppe will not meet during the summer. Last date is June 9th
Change in location:
April
28th: Butts Park
(N. Superior Ave. and Arthur St.)
Winnebago Wednesday
Winnebago Wednesday starts June
18th and will run until August 13th. Every Wednesday there will be fun in
the park! Winnebago Wednesday will start at 10:00AM and run until 11:00AM
ending with lunch. All ages of children are welcome to participate. Join us
for the fun at Winnebago Park (Ellen Drive and Brandon Street). Please note
that we do not meet if it is raining.
Parent Connection
Parent
Connection welcomes moms, dads, or grandparents who are looking for a place
to unwind and share the joys and challenges of parenting with other parents.
Connect over coffee and conversation while toddlers and preschoolers play in
our supervised playroom. No need to register. Meets monthly on the 2nd
and 4th Thursday from 9:30-11:00 AM.
Parent Connection will not meet during the
summer. Last date is
May 22nd
Teen Parent Play Group
Play group
is a shared time for teen parents and their children to enjoy playtime. This
is also a great opportunity to meet other teen parents and spend time with
friends. Registration is not required. Come and enjoy a fun-filled
afternoon. Teen Parent Play Group meets on the first Thursday of each
month from
3:45-5:00 PM.
Day With Dad
May 3rd
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9:30-11:00 AM
Need a gift for
Mother’s Day? Dads or significant male figures and their children are
invited to join us at Ace Hardware in Tomah (110 N. Superior Ave.) to make a
gift for mom or the significant female figure in your life.
Registration is due by
April 27th.
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Active
Parenting (focus is ages
birth-4)
The philosophy of “Active
Parenting” is that “it is the job of the parent rather than the child to
play the leadership role in the family.” The active parenting skills taught
in this 4-week program will help parents build important qualities of
character in their children as well as themselves. Open to parents who are
interested in receiving a required parenting class completion certificate
and/ or parents who want to improve their parenting skills for lifelong
learning. Child care will be available.
Registration is
required.
Mondays
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April 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th
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6:00-7:30 PM
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Workshops
Workshops are offered free
of charge. Pre-registration is required. Limited childcare is provided for
children (unless otherwise noted) who are independent walkers and older;
younger children are welcome to join their parents. Childcare is limited to
the first 8 children registered. Registration deadline for childcare is
seven days prior to the workshop or the start of the first session.
CEU’s
are available for all workshops. Cost for barcodes is $5.00. No charge for
certificates.
Is Your Child Ready?
April 30th | 6:00-7:30PM
Should you send your child to school
in the fall or would they benefit from waiting one more year? Come hear what
“ready to learn” really means. Find out how the Wisconsin Model Early
Learning Standards can be useful.
Presenter: Gaye Tylka,
CESA #4
Beyond Time Out
May 21st | 6:00-7:30 PM
What else can I do? How about something as
simple as Grandma's Rule, whisper, or sports announcer? Come to this
workshop to learn and practice several discipline techniques.
Presenter: Barbara
Mashak, MS, NCC, Fort McCoy
Four Cornerstones of A Healthy Relationship
June 11th
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6:00-7:30PM
Family life can be stressful.
Come hear what makes a healthy relationship and how to keep it going. Learn
techniques and strategies to improve even your most challenging
relationships.
Presenter: Carin White, Director of Brighter Tomorrows
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Tomah
Teen Support Group
The support group meets from 6:30-8:00
PM on the third Thursday of every month. For more information contact Julee at (608)
374-4190.
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Provider Group Meeting
Pre-registration is required for
all provider meetings.
**Please note that the Sparta and Tomah groups are now combined
Create Teaching Tools
For Young Children
April 8th
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6:00-8:00 PM and April 22nd
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6:30-8:00 PM
NOW School (Brookwood) 28861 Highway 131, Ontario
Create your own toolkit! Pat
Spors from NOW School District will present information on how to make and
use your toolkit. Other visual strategies to use will also be shared. You
will be able to choose items that you would like for your tool kit on the
first night. The second night you will “make and take” those items in
addition to others. Accu-cut machines and laminating will be available for
you to use free of charge. This workshop is being offered in conjunction
with NOW School District as a part of their Preschool Options grant. Dinner
will be served the first ˝ hour on April 8th. CEU’s will be distributed on
the last evening for those that attend both sessions.
Make A Difference In the
Life Of A Child
May 13th
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6:30-8:00 PM
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Family Resources of Tomah
Child Care Professionals, who
suspect that a child is or will be harmed, are mandated reporters. Deciding
to report child abuse/neglect can be a difficult decision. Learn more about
when to report.
Presented by Monroe County Child Protective Services
Child Care
Professionalism
June 18th
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6:30-8:00 PM
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Family Resources of Sparta
We will be going over the Child Care
Professionalism Kit from Patricia Dischler. It covers everything to jump
start your child care business! Come and find out more about marketing your
business, writing policies and contracts, and much more!
Pre-registration is
required. Register for any of the provider meetings by contacting Julee at
(608) 374-4190 or Barb at (608) 269-3151 x 3007.
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Family
Resources will be closed on the following dates:
March 21st
May 26th
Closed the last
Thursday of each
month
beginning
in April
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