Deployment One of Our Pieces is Missing by Julia Cook If you are raising military children you might always be on the lookout for books that can help them through the challenges of military life, such as deployments. I was sent one of these books for review! Deployment One of Our Pieces is Missing by national…
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101 Things to Do With Your Kids During a Deployment
101 Things to Do With Your Kids During a Deployment So your spouse just deployed and you and your kids are in for a long journey. You look at how many months you have to get through, and you want to cry. How will you deal with this? How will you be able to stay…
A Letter To My Son With Autism On World Autism Awareness Day
A Letter To My Son With Autism On World Autism Awareness Day In January of 2012, we sat in the doctor’s office and heard what we had suspected about our then five-year-old son. After three or four months of testing, meeting with the doctor, and answering questions about him, our son was diagnosed with Asperger’s….
How Going Through a Long Deployment Shaped My Parenting
How Going Through a Long Deployment Shaped My Parenting When my husband deployed for the first time my oldest son was 23 months old and I was 25 weeks pregnant. I was a new mom with some parenting experience under my belt. I was still learning a lot, and we were slowly leaving the baby…
What If My Children Want to Join the Military?
What If My Children Want to Join the Military? As I look at my military children, I wonder what they will do in the future. Will any of them join the military too? Will they marry someone who does? Will their lives look anything like their own life did growing up? Over the years I…
12 Memes About Military Kids
12 Memes About Military Kids April is the month of the military child. These boys and girls live a different type of life but they are resilient and can benefit from military life too. Here are 12 means about parenting and military children. It’s hard to plan when you don’t know where you will be…
You Sent Them To War, Don’t Cut Our Benefits
Military cuts are in the news these days and they sting when they hit close to home. Sometimes I get really angry about it. From my limited understanding and after being a military spouse for the last ten years it seems like there are other places they could cut. I wonder why they even go…
Lil’ Troops Review And Giveaway
*I was sent some of these toys for review. Have you ever heard of Lil’ Troops collectible sets? I had the chance to review these two sets. Lil’ Troops are the ultimate collectible military action figures officially licensed by the U.S. Army. Each figure stands at 3″ tall and comes with a non-violent accessory such as the American flag, night vision goggles, or…
What You Need To Know About IEP Meetings
Thank you so much to Meg from MilKids Education Consulanting for this wondering guest post all about IEPS! As a special needs mom I have been to a lot of these types of meetings and they can feel so scary. There is a lot to know about them and this post gives any special needs…
Chameleon Kids and The Military Kids’ Life Magazine
Have you heard of Chameleon Kids? It’s mission is to inspire kids in Military families. They have a wonderful magazine called, Military Kids’ Life that was launched in April 2015 and I was able to review a copy! This magazine an exciting mix of articles based on a quarterly theme to help kids find the adventure…