Category: Military

Category: Military

Blog Header - Strengthening Bonds and Fostering Resilience - How Hosting Celebrations for the Holidays Help Children of Military Families

Strengthening Bonds and Fostering Resilience: How Hosting Celebrations for the Holidays Helps Children of Military Families

As the holiday season approaches, the air becomes filled with an undeniable sense of magic and anticipation. Beyond the twinkling …

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Honoring Veterans: Ways Kids Can Celebrate Veterans Day

Veterans Day, observed on November 11th each year, holds profound importance as a day dedicated to honoring and expressing gratitude …

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Easing Anxiety in Military Children during Duty Station Changes

Active duty military families experience a unique set of challenges, one of which is the frequent relocation due to duty …

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The Effects of Military Life on Children with Mental Illness

Just like other institutions, the military community has its own set of values, norms and language that are unique and specific to this population. Children …

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Away from home

For most of my childhood, my dad was in the Army Reserves. Our family wasn’t on the move as much …

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Conversations with Clarity: Month of the Military Child

On April 3, 2023, Jessica Knudsen, the President and CEO of Clarity Child Guidance Center, hosted a panel discussion on …

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Navigating Military Deployments with Children: Interactive Ideas to Share the Time and Experience as a Family

Deployments are a challenge. Deployments as a family have added complexities. Often, it initially seems that the nature of extended …

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Transitioning from Military Survival Skills to Family Thriving Skills

Military training is designed to make service members ready to fight enemy combatants and survive very dangerous situations. These survival …

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Responding to Your Military Child’s Fears about War and Deployment

Military-connected children are often aware of war at a much younger age than their peers; and experience the effects of …

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Just like Pop Pop

Back in the “bad old days,” as I affectionately refer to the time right after my husband Larkin got hurt …

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