Here’s how to handle deployment with military kids at different ages.
How can we support military kids?
Military kids face unique challenges, like frequent moves, changing schools, being separated from a deployed parent, and living overseas. What can we do to fight for these resilient kids?
5 Love Languages for Deployments
Long-distance relationships and deployments are challenging for all 5 love languages. Thankfully, there are ways to express love, even across the distance.
Pre-Deployment Checklist for Military Spouses
The problem: You are preparing for deployment and don't know where to start! Keep reading because: This pre-deployment checklist and Ultimate Deployment Guide will tell you everything you need to know about how to get ready for deployment! Here is the pre-deployment...
Free Christmas trees for military families
Here's how our military family got a free Christmas tree during deployment I didn't want to celebrate Christmas without a Christmas tree. But this year, I didn't buy a tree. It was mainly because my husband was deployed. But also because... our base offered free...
The Giant List of Deployment Resources for Military Families
The only way I've made it through my husband's seven overseas deployments was with a little help from my friends. OK, sometimes it was a lot of help. And sometimes the friends were organizations and services that are available all over the country. As we went through...
First Week of Deployment
The problem: You are facing a military deployment. Why you should read this: It will tell you what to expect and how to cope with the first week of deployment (whether this is your 1st or your 10th)! Military deployments are never easy. Whether or not you have been...
10 Essential ways to maintain parked cars (during deployment)
The problem: your spouse is leaving their car in the driveway during deployment. Keep reading because: You want to learn how to prevent a dead battery and flat tires, and the basics to maintain parked cars! Do you have to maintain parked cars? So your spouse deployed,...
Serious milspouse resources for crisis
These free milspouse resources are available to you or your service member whenever you need them. Reach out for the support you need!
9 Free Summer Activities for Military Kids
It's summer, and after months of quarantine we still have a long time until the kids go back to school. If this is a deployment year for your family, it may seem like summer is dragging on forever. But don't worry, as states are gradually opening up again and...