FAMILY LIVING PROGRAM AREAS
Co-parenting:
Focus on the Children
Co-parenting: Focus
on the Children - The Manitowoc County Family Court Commissioner
requested the UW-Extension Family Living Educator to develop a
session that addressed the parenting needs of couples involved
in paternity cases. The result of that request is a three-hour
session titled, "Co-parenting: Focus on the Children".
Attendance is court-mandated. The session assists Manitowoc County
parents in becoming the parents they want to be regardless of
their marital status.
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Earned
Income Tax Credit for filing in 2008
Earned Income Credit (EIC) Guidelines for 2008
Hispanic/Latino
Resources
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Home
Alone
Home Alone
Program Registration -
Attending the two-night Home Alone program helps families decide
if their children are ready for self-care. Contact the Family
Living office at 920-683-4168 for the dates of the next workshop.
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Identity
Theft
Identity Theft - A good
credit rating is a valuable consumer asset. Identity theft can
threaten not only your financial security, but future plans as
well.
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Parenting
Newsletters
Parenting Newsletters
- The Family Living Education Program distributes two age-paced
newsletters, "Parenting
the First Year" and "Parenting
the Second and Third Years." All Manitowoc County Kiwanis
International Clubs offer financial support for this project.
Since 1991, 11,628 newsletter sets have been distributed to families
in the county. In 2003, the parents of 833 babies, born in Manitowoc
County, received the newsletter. The Parenting Newsletter series
is also available in Spanish. Visit the UWEX Family Living web
site to view El
Primer Año Del Bebe and El Segundo y Tercer Año
del Niño.
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Parenting
Resources
- CYFERnet - Children,
Youth and Families Education and Research Network
- Gryphon House
- Learning Network
Parent Channel - has information on activities, raising
kids, entertainment, special needs, and even an idea exchange
page.
- Parenting the Preschooler
is a handy newsletter perfect for local child care providers
and parents. Browse through the many newsletters on discipline,
nutrition, finances, development, health and safety, nurturing
and love, parent support play activities, and social interactions.
- The Ultimate
Online Parenting Guide - offers parents information on topics
such as child care, education, health, and safety.
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Wisconsin Bookworms
In 1997, Wisconsin Public Television joined a national initiative to make a difference in the lives of children through a non-televised outreach project called First Book. In January 2007, the name of this program was changed to Wisconsin Bookworms. This children's literacy program was initiated in Manitowoc County during the 1998-99 school year and remains a successful outreach effort. Wisconsin Bookworms encourages the development of reading skills with youth with hope that children will develop a life-long love of reading. The 210 youth served in Manitowoc County are three-to-five-year-olds enrolled in ten classes located at four Head Start sites. The Association for Home and Community (HCE), a program coordinated with the UW-Extension Family Living Office, provides leadership to make this program possible.
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