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