Military kids
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Main sites
Veterans Affairs - For Kids
Armed Services YMCA
[ http://www.ourmilitarykids.org/]
Our Military kids - For National Guard and Reserve Families (Though great for active duty also)
[ https://www.fatherhood.org/Military/]
National Fatherhood Initiative - Site for Military Dads
[ http://www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_children_and_deployment]
National Military and Family Association - Children and Deployment
[ http://www.militarychild.org/]
Military Child Education Coalition
[ http://www.operationmilitarykids.org/public/home.aspx]
Operation Military Kids
Military Children in the Classroom
American Association of School Administrators [ http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=9008] - Supporting the military child
Tool Kit (You will need Adobe Reader to open this
[ http://www.aasa.org/uploadedFiles/Resources/Toolkits/Other_Toolkits/AASA_Supporting_the_Military_Child_Toolkit/MilitaryChildToolkitComplete.pdf]
Free Tutoring for military families
[ http://www.tutor.com/default.aspx?Nav=2]
American Psychological Association - Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of Elementary school children
[ http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/kids-resilience.aspx]
American Psychological Association - Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of Middle school children
[ http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/middle-school-resilience.aspx]
Education links
[ http://www.militaryscholar.org/]
Scholarships for Military children
[ http://www.militarychild.org/]
Military Child Education Coalition
[ http://www.dodea.edu/home/index.cfm]
Dept. of Defense Education Activity Main site
[ http://militaryk12partners.dodea.edu/]
Dept. of Defense Education Activity K-12
Research
Purdue University - Military Family Research Institute
[ http://www.mfri.purdue.edu/default.asp]
Coping strategies and Help for Military Children dealing with deployment or loss
National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Children deal with stress just as well
[ http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main]
Dept. of Defense Military health System - (Great source of websites for Military Children and parents)
[ http://www.health.mil/Themes/Military_Children.aspx]
American Academy of Pediatrics - Military Children
[ http://www.aap.org/sections/uniformedservices/deployment/index.html]
Working with Military Children - This is an online book for Professionals such as teachers who work with Military Children.
However I chose to post this, because it has numerous sections with great information pertaining to Deployments, Child stress,
homecoming of a deployed parent, crisis intervention to even a Journal your child can create.
[ http://www.nmfa.org/site/DocServer?docID=642]
Recommended Readings
These books were recommended by the Military Family Research institute at Purdue University
For Children
[ http://www.mfri.purdue.edu/content/Published%20Book%20Resources%20for%20Children.pdf]
For Teens and Young Adults
For Educators
[ http://www.mfri.purdue.edu/content/Published%20Book%20Resources%20for%20Educators.pdf]
Blogs and Projects for Military Children
[ http://mcecblogs.typepad.com/for_the_sake_of_the_child/]
Voice For The Military Child - A great blog with articles written by Military Children
speaking about their experiences growing up in the military
[ http://www.monthofthemilitarychild.com/index.html]
Month of the Military Child - Many activities You and Your Child can do together
[ http://www.deploymentkids.com/]
Deployment kids - Simple site for your Child to learn and enjoy activities about Deployments
Government site for Kids - Games
