Homecoming Ceremonies, Part Two
Read Part One I have received hundreds of emails about my opinion on who should attend homecoming ceremonies. In addition, it is by far one of the most popular posts…
Who Should Attend Army Homecoming Ceremonies from Deployment?
Part One of Two (see part two here) In the past few weeks, I’ve received multiple emails from Army spouses asking how to handle other people wanting to be at…
When Your Child Deploys to a War Zone
Any time a family member deploys overseas into harm’s way, it can have an incredible impact on the entire family, both immediate and extended. When your child is married, as…
Deployments with Sesame Street
Sesame Street has a website dedicated to helping our military kids. With videos, downloadable PDFs, guides on how to talk to your children about the deployment and much more, it…
Dealing with Pets During Army Deployments
Getting pets to deal with deployments can sometimes be even more difficult than dealing with kids. Pets will also show their emotions and they will react when someone disappears from…
Helping Kids Face Deployment
By: Michelle S. McIntyre-Brewer Many military families are facing deployment on a regular basis as we face the War on Terror. Some of the most affected are the children that…
More Deployment Coping Tips for Army Kids
as submitted by Kendra I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old, we are going through our first deployment now. It has been very hard on the…
12 Tips To Help Army Kids Cope with Deployments
These are tips that I have gathered from Army wives who are moms and I hope you will find them useful as well. If you have other tips to share,…
Army Deployment Video Teleconference (VTC)
If you’re like me, you were incredibly excited when you learned about this acronym. The VTC, Video TeleConference, means you will get to see your soldier again during a separation!…