How to support military children

Purple Up! For Military Kids is a reminder to reflect on all that our milkids are doing right and build up our tool kits with strategies to support them throughout the year if things go sideways.

3 Ways to Celebrate Military Kids During Month of the Military Child

Do You Know About These Resources for Military Kids? #military #militarybrat #militaryspouse

Dear teacher working with military kids. Here are some things you need to know. Military kids education.

16 Ways You Know You Are Raising Children In A Military Family

Helpful phrases to say to your military child or military kid. Useful during military deployment, military homecoming and military PCS moves.

This month’s “Monday Motivation” posts will center around military children in honor of April being the Month of the Military Child. Their ability to “bloom wherever they are planted” is truly a gift to be celebrated not just this month, but every month. Military children are: Strong Brave Courageous Flexible Resilient What other words would you use to describe military children? Month of the Military Child | April | Monday Motivation | Inspiration | Resiliency | Dandelions | Purple Up fo...

I wanted to share my experience as a child in a military family growing up. My dad and mom met while they were both stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas. They married and I was born within a year, and we lived there until I was 3, when my dad was transferred to Kaufbeuren, Germany in base-housing. We lived there for 3 years, and traveled throughout Germany and France, exploring the beautiful castles, countryside, and salt mines. I do remember the brightly colored teeter-totters.

How do you explain a military career to a baby? Here's one way...

Parenting books for military families that offer help and advice with long-distance parenting, deployment & military life.

Coping with military deployment isn't easy for anyone, and it can take a real toll on families with young kids.

Is there a more fitting quote for military kids and military life in general? The challenges are there, but military kids rise time and time again to conquer. Remember, resilience may not be automatic, and military children should not be expected to adapt immediately. Give military kids the time and patience to bloom on their own timeline. With the appropriate resources and reassurance, military kids can and will demonstrate the strength and perseverance needed to adjust to their constantly…

Every time we move to a new duty station, we pray for friends for our kids. We pray for stability. And we hope for a good experience.

Coping with your child’s military deployment can be challenging. Here are 5 ways that you deal with deployments in a positive way.

It can be hard for kids when their military parent is away. This blog post provides a list of 10 helpful books for military kids when their military family member is away!

Studies show that over 2 million children have experienced the wartime deployment of a parent in the past decade, many of them going through repeated deployments of a parent. It’s easy to see the strain placed on our military kids. #militarykids #militaryfamily #militarylife #deployment

Helping Military Kids Through Multiple Deployments

This is awesome! If you never heard of this app for military kids before, you have to try it! #HomeTeamForTheHolidays. Thank you to the HomeTeam Sponsor.

Preparing for when your child leaves for Basic Training can be extremely difficult. Here are a few encouraging tips for when your child leaves.

5 Ways to Prepare your Child for Deployment #militarymomsblog #militarylife #kids #militaryfamily #deployment #tipsandtricks