Parenting & Children

While children don’t come with instructions, military parents have the next best thing — a wealth of parenting resources, benefits and programs available through Military OneSource. Military OneSource is by your side throughout your parenting journey — to help you through the early learning years and tricky teen years as well as the unique parenting challenges that come with the military lifestyle. Military OneSource can help you find affordable, quality child care, learn about adoption and foster care, help your children excel in school and more.

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UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

Parenting Infants and Toddlers – The Essentials

Parenting Youth and Teens – The Essentials

Child Care – The Essentials

Adoption and Foster Care — The Essentials

Parenting Through Deployment – The Essentials

LATEST CONTENT

Considering Military Adoption and/or Foster Care? 8 Things Service Families Should Know

June 24, 2022, 8:25 a.m. 3 minute read 87,876 views

Adoption and foster care are great ways to start or grow your family, and the Defense Department offers support to military families that are fostering or adopting family members.

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How to Create and Maintain Routines

June 15, 2022, 1:35 p.m. 3 minute read 28,082 views

Routines with predictable mealtimes, homework schedules and bedtime rituals benefit the entire family. Find tips for creating and maintaining routines to help your family thrive in your MilLife.

Foster Parenting and Military Adoption

June 1, 2022, 11:45 a.m. 4 minute read 368 views

Military families who adopt or foster provide loving homes to children who need them. Learning about adopting or fostering while in the military will help you support your loved ones as they go through the process.

Ways to Support Your Children in School

May 27, 2022, 4:09 p.m. 3 minute read 37,689 views

As the guardian of your family, you want to both protect your children and help them be their best. Helping them to learn and grow is a big way to achieve both goals.

FAQ and Resource Guide for Parents and Caregivers: Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth

May 23, 2022, 12:33 p.m. 4 minute read 8,025 views

Connect with support and resources for families impacted by problematic sexual behavior in children and youth.

Parenting & Children

How to Find Affordable, Quality and Licensed Child Care

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Adoption – The Essentials