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When a Deployed Parent Returns Home
He missed his Dad In keeping with our theme on active duty deployment we wondered, ‘what happens to a child’s stress levels once their deployed parent is safely back home?’ What may come as a surprise...
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Born at 11:11am on 11/11/11
Happy Veterans Day! What better way for a veteran to celebrate Veterans Day than to bring a new little one into the world? According to an article in the Huffington Post, that is exactly what happened...
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Kids Deploy Too!
Kids Deploy Too! Deployed Military Kids We have all participated in information sharing regarding military families and deployment. We discuss how to support the “solo parenting” partner left behind,...
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What One Word Describes Military Families?
Military Father and Daughter What One Word Describes Military Families? If you were to do a search on Google to find out what word describes military families, you would learn quite a lot. In fact,...
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10 Reasons to be Passionate about Working with Military Families
Military Family As someone who comes from a long line of military families I can attest to some of the difficulties faced when choosing the military lifestyle. Now that I am part of the Military...
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Parenting at a Distance: There’s an App for That!
There's an App for That! Parenting at a Distance: There’s an App for That! The role of parenting during deployments can be difficult to maintain across time and space but in the world we live in...
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Helping Military Dads Stay Connected
Military Dad Playing Ball with Son In his white paper, Deployed Dads: Strengthening Military and Veteran Fathers, Families and Communities, Richard Lewis says that the negative impact of a father’s...
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How Can We Support Returning Veterans and their Families?
Soldier Returning from Service Reunion, Reintegration, Resilience Today there are nearly two million children who have a parent in the military. More than 900,000 military children have had a parent...
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How Can Communities Support Military Families?
Carole Gnatuk, Ed.D. Carole Gnatuk, Ed.D., Extension Child Development Specialist, University of Kentucky, says that there are seven distinct stages of emotional challenges faced by military families...
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Working with “Complex” Families
Imagine this scenario: Dad is divorced and has custody of his two young daughters. Recently, he remarried, and last week he was deployed. His second wife and new stepmom receives a call. The...
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The Children Struggle Too!
As every military family knows, deployment is a necessary part of the job. The enlisted service member has a responsibility to the branch of service to which they belong and their responsibilities are...
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Preparing Children For Deployment
Everyone has advice when it comes to how to prepare children for deployment (us included!). We know you may not use everything you hear when working with the families you serve. However, we always...
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