military children

Keeping Promises: Moms Unite to Protect the Rights of Military Children in Special Education

See this and more inside the December issue of Military Spouse Magazine! Navy spouse Michelle Norman is like any other… Read More

The Month of the Military Child in the Face of COVID-19

I recently wrote an article regarding how military spouses are prepared in ways they did not even realize to handle… Read More

Military Children Have More Health Care Needs, But Less Access and Lower Quality

From militarytimes.com Children in military families insured by Tricare are more likely to have special health care needs, and more likely to… Read More

I Need a Mentor for My Military Child

The positive pregnancy test first confirming my daughter's existence brought a host of emotions and a long list of baby… Read More

PCSing Through the Eyes of a Preschooler

For most, this time of the year holds the excitement of the school year ending, the promise of fun summer… Read More

I’m Proud To Be A Military Brat

April is the month of the military child. All month articles have been showing up on my news feed talking… Read More

I Serve Too – Helping Parents and Young Children in Military-Connected Families

Helping Parents and Young Children in Military-Connected Families Over 2 million children in the U.S. have at least one parent… Read More

3 Simple Ways to Combat Childhood Obesity

It’s no secret that obesity has been on the rise. Everywhere we look there are more studies done to alert… Read More

Year 1 – New Wife AND New Mom

Photo Credit: Blue Franswa Fotografia I am a military spouse—a Navy wife. By not being exposed to anyone in the military… Read More

Military Children Are Worth More to Public Schools

A closer look into Federal Impact Aid: Children of active duty members are worth more to your public school than… Read More

Christmas Through the Eyes of a Military Child

When you sit down and talk with a child about the best and worst parts of Christmas, their answers are… Read More

Parent’s PCS Checklist for Changing Schools

Your orders are in hand (hopefully) and you're slowly marking off the calendar until the movers arrive.  Moving is never… Read More

Confession: I Love You, My Child… But I Don’t Like You Right Now

Editors Note: Just like all of the pieces in this series, the author will remain anonymous so that others may… Read More