J.J. Watt is now a superstar in the NFL, but it wasn?t long ago that he was just a small-town kid from Pewaukee, Wisc., daring to dream of one day suiting up as a professional football player. Watt?s journey to stardom, a bumpy road that didn?t include any big-time college scholarship offers as a senior […]
Mark Burish may have had his doubt about being a hockey parent, but much to the benefit of University of Wisconsin athletes, he eventually warmed up to the idea. Years ago, Mark?s wife Helen (who, like her husband, is a UW graduate) called to tell him their neighbor had recommended bringing their two children, Adam […]
?Lots of families didn?t know how to talk about it. Does a 3-year-old really understand when one of their parents in is jail?? Helping children process their parent?s incarceration is an issue University of Wisconsin Professor Julie Poehlmann has been grappling with for more than 15 years. And for the last few years, she has […]