military parents

A Day in the Life of a Military Mom

By Amanda Fellows I woke up this morning at 0745 with this feeling that today was going to be my… 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 I See My Photos At Funerals

I have a tendency to overthink everything I do- but there’s one area of my life that time, war, and collected… Read More

When Daddies Cry

To My Children, The world calls him a warrior, both feared and respected across the globe. He has a noble… Read More

18 Things I Wish I’d Known About Being a Stay-at-Home Parent

I stumbled into this stay-at-home mom thing; I was in the Navy myself when I met my Sailor. My mom… Read More

3 Reasons Self-Care Should Be A Priority

I work in crisis services at a domestic violence shelter, so it goes without saying that self-care is vital to… 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

The Man, The Myth, The Stay at Home Dad

I’m a horrible person. When I found out my brother-in-law, Jay, a decorated combat veteran, and graduate of one of the… 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

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

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

Parenting: When Divided Equals Conquered

Military children are no strangers to division. Between deployments, field exercises and long hours, children know what it's like to… Read More