military brats

Why I’m Strong: How One Military Daughter Feels About Deployment

The day my dad left for deployment brought me hard feelings - feelings that were hard for me to process.… Read More

How to Help Our Military Kids Make Friends

Every parent wants their child to make friends. Community is necessary for a quality life, yet it can be challenging… Read More

10 Reasons to be Thankful for Military Kids

I’m feeling thankful. Maybe because I know orders are on the horizon and there is “change” in the air. Or… Read More

10 Crucial Things Military Kids Learn Early in Life

I’m sure you’ve had a conversation with someone and asked, “Where are you from?” and the response was “Everywhere. I’m… Read More

Being A Military Child: A Story Told Through Gifs

From Odyssey.com We all get it. Being the child of a military parent is rough, but someone's gotta do it.… Read More

The Strength of Your Military Kids Without Roots

From milspousemama.com Independent, strong, resilient, respectful: these are just some terms used to describe America’s military brats. Over 1.2 million… Read More

35 Ways You Know Your Kid is a Military Brat

While being in a military family doesn't mean that everything about their childhood will be different, we know that the… Read More

I Don’t Want to be a “Seasoned” Military Spouse

We need a new word in our vocabulary. If you’ve been lucky enough to be married to the military for… Read More

PCSKid – Matching Your Milkids to Friends at Every New Duty Station

A military child moves an average of 9 times throughout their life as a military child. With each move comes… Read More

I’m a Lazy Parent When My Spouse is Away

Pre-parenthood, I coped with my husband’s deployments by treating myself. I hit the Starbucks drive-thru harder. Online shopping and Netflix… Read More

Help YOUR Mil-Kid Finish the School Year Strong!

By: Zoie Hoffman, K-6th Tutor Whether your child is struggling or thriving with their academics, January is the perfect time… Read More

5 Ways to Teach Your Kids Gratitude So You Don’t Raise Ungrateful Military Brats

I’m not gonna give you a big spiel on this. As hard as we work to provide for our kids,… Read More

Acknowledge Our Smallest Patriots

"If you’ve ever held your child in the middle of the street as they’re sobbing because they are watching their… Read More

10 Things I’ve Learned From My Military Brats

My daughter wandered into the living room to find me sniffling. "Mom, what's wrong?" I wiped my eyes and blurted,… Read More

My Son Didn’t Choose His Military Life and I Feel Guilty About It

By Molly DeWitt, from Military Spouse Magazine It’s a typical weekday morning for us. We’ve rushed out of the house… Read More

When Mil-Kids Grow Up

By Heather Gunn The first acceptance letter came in the mail. It was a big envelope. Every movie you have… Read More

From Nowhere, From Everywhere

By Adrienne Stravitsch, military brat, Army Spouse I come from red, white, blue.  From greens, blacks, and browns.  Olive drab.  … Read More

Parenting Through Deployment

One of the toughest roles in the military is that of our BRATs. They didn't have the chance to choose… Read More