military kids

10 Parenting Tips to Avoid Kid Chaos During Deployment

Article by By Heidi Smith Luedtke, Air Force Spouse Life as a milspouse and parent can be overwhelming. At 8… Read More

Back-to-School Survival Guide

The school year is fast approaching and with it comes a to-do list that can feel a mile long. You go… Read More

9 Things We Should Get Rid of to Help Our Kids

She borrowed something from me. And then she lost it. Accidents happen. But it was the whole, “It only cost ten bucks,… Read More

Spouse Confessions: My Experience with the Military and Child Abuse

Editor's Note: All of the pieces in this series are written by anonymous writers. This allows them to talk about… Read More

Schools to Begin Tracking Military Kids’ Performance

From: world.wng.org EDUCATION | Provision in new federal education law is designed to prevent students from falling behind. Children in… Read More

The U.S. Military Is Failing to Support Its Sickest Kids

Article originally published in The Atlantic. The military health-care system serves 2 million children, but there are only a handful… Read More

Amazing Tips and Tools for Military Parents

Tips and Tools for Military Parents MerckEngage.com offers many helpful tips for parents. Whether your children are infants, toddlers, tweens… 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

The 67 Darndest Things That Military Kids Say

April is the Month of the Military Child, and we enjoy celebrating our nation's littlest heroes this month here at… Read More

Applications Open for 2016 Operation Purple Camps

The National Military Family Association recently announced that applications for Operation Purple Camps are now OPEN! WHAT IT IS: Operation… Read More

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

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

Parents Need to Know the Military-Connected Children’s Educational Bill of Rights

Military-connected children have educational rights. They may not be called educational rights in any law or policy, but the intent… 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

PCS’ing Without Your Older Children

While stationed in Guam with our young family, I met a couple whose three older children were all back in… Read More

9 Things You Need To Know When Changing Schools

Our school-aged children have sent in their teachers’ gifts, signed the yearbooks and dumped the contents of their backpacks onto… Read More