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Face Challenges Effectively With Confidential Counseling for Youth
April 2, 2025, 1:10 p.m. 4 minute read
Learn how counseling can help children and youth manage military life challenges.
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Deployment Resources for Families
March 28, 2025, 9:33 a.m. 8 minute read
The stresses of deployment can be challenging. Military OneSource is here to help — by connecting you to a wide range of support designed for military families.
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Understanding Your Child’s Development
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:00 a.m. 6 minute read
Each phase of a child’s life comes with different joys and challenges. Learning about your child’s developmental stage is one way to become an even better parent.
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How to Find Affordable, Quality and Licensed Child Care
Jan. 31, 2025, 8:30 a.m. 9 minute read
Discover resources to help you secure quality, affordable child care and learn how to find out if prospective child care providers are licensed and qualified.
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Military Family Readiness System
Jan. 14, 2025, 6:30 a.m. 5 minute read
The Military Family Readiness System supports every service member and family member, regardless of activation status or location, in person, by phone and online.
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Tips for Disciplining Your Child
Jan. 13, 2025, 12:53 p.m. 8 minute read
Misbehavior is a natural part of growing up. However, dealing with it as a parent requires lots of deep breathing, patience and strategies for discipline.
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Child Care Summit
Oct. 23, 2024, 12:17 p.m. 1 minute read
The Defense Department’s summit on child care targets the unique challenges military families face finding and accessing quality child care.
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How to Create and Maintain Routines
Oct. 21, 2024, 8:00 a.m. 5 minute read
Routines with predictable mealtimes, homework schedules and bedtime rituals benefit the entire family. Find tips for creating and maintaining routines to help your MilFam thrive.
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Supporting Your Children Through the Deployment Cycle
Sept. 25, 2024, 7:14 a.m. 6 minute read
As parents, we want to be good role models for our children. When word of a deployment comes, you’ll get a chance to show them what it takes to be a good guardian of your family.
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Giving Your Child a Happy, Healthy Start
Aug. 14, 2024, 7:40 a.m. 9 minute read
Healthy behaviors are developed in childhood, so get your child off to a good start with habits, actions and choices that promote health and well-being.
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Sesame Street for Military Families Supports Children
Aug. 2, 2024, 8:15 a.m. 5 minute read
The Defense Department draws on the familiar Sesame Street characters to help children ages 2-8 through the complexities of relocations, deployments, transitions and more.
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Support Groups for Parents of Service Members
July 18, 2024, 7:29 a.m. 3 minute read
Having a son or daughter in the military can bring about a host of emotions, from pride in their service to concern for their safety. Connecting with other parents can be helpful.
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Make a Difference to a Military Child
July 2, 2024, 8:40 a.m. 7 minute read
Whether you have kids of your own or not, everyone in the military community has a positive role to play in a child’s life. Learn how you can help.
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Protect Your Children by Building Family Resilience
May 3, 2024, 6:08 a.m. 5 minute read
As a parent, being aware of factors that can impact your child’s well-being – even into adulthood – is mission-critical.
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Supporting the Children You Love During a Parent’s Deployment
April 22, 2024, 7:21 a.m. 6 minute read
Grandparents, aunts and uncles, family friends and loved ones can make children of service members feel more secure and loved when their parent is deployed.
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