Family

2 Important Sides of the Mid-Year-PCS Coin

Supporting both the academic and emotional side is the next best thing to having parental super powers. It’s the first… Read More

Military Kids are the Force of the Future

From the Huffingtonpost.com No, not that "Force"... the "Force of the Future", a hot topic recently within DoD circles, as… Read More

The Story of Two to *Hopefully* Three

We are High School sweethearts who have tried for a family but to no avail. Now we are going to… Read More

Love Makes A Family Grow: 3 Survival Tips For Solo Parenting

Deployments, TDYs, the push and pull of “hello” and “see you later:” this is the military life to which we… Read More

Mission Family: Spouses Need In-person and Online Mentors

Has the pendulum swung too far from face-to-face communication among military spouses? The youngest spouses have been raised on social… Read More

22 Inevitable Consequences of Being a Third Culture Kid

h/t “TCKs are the prototype citizens of the future.”        -Ted Ward, sociologist, 1984 1. The question where… Read More

6 Answers About Collecting Data on Military Kids

1. What is the Military Student Data Identifier?  Currently, there is no reliable and consistent data available on the academic… Read More

9 Easy Ways to Welcome a New Military Family

Welcome, neighbors! >> (start pinning your ideas on our brand new Pinterest board!) The moving truck is gone; there are… Read More

Military Kid’s Life: The Bright Side

The Bright Side New magazine focuses on the bright side of being a military kid. You’ve Got Mail Kids love… Read More

The 4 Vital C’s to Raising Resilient Kids

Is it possible for our tiny humans to be resilient kids? Are our expectations irrational? My neighbor’s three-year-old thinks that… Read More