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Military Families
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- Military Families Learning Network Webinars
- The webinars on the following topics are free and require no registration. To receive notifications of future webinars and other learning opportunities from...
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- Military Family Caregiving
- Military Family Caregiving focuses on improving the lives of wounded warrior caregivers through the use of educational materials and online resources.
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- Helping Children in Child Care Handle Anger
- Anger and frustration are common emotions for young children. Child care providers can help young children learn how to handle anger in productive ways by helping...
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- Caregivers' Guide to Battling Suicide on the Home Front
- Between 2005 and 2010, one service member died approximately every 36 hours from suicide - many categorize military suicide as the unseen enemy of war.
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- Strategies Child Care Providers Can Use to Help Young Children in Military Families Relieve Stress
- If you are a child care provider working with children in military families, it is important to understand the stresses of military life and to find ways to help...
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- Why Do Some Children in Child Care Bite Others?
- Biting tends to be most common between about 18 months and 3 or 4 years of age. Although many children never bite, biting is not uncommon in groups of toddlers...
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- Effects of Visible and Invisible Parent Combat Injuries on Children
- Addressing the potential impact of military parental injury on children and identifying potential ways of dealing with the related issues are crucial for the...
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- Ways Child Care Providers Can Help Childen Deal with Grief and Loss
- Young children need help and support to understand death and other losses. Learn how to help young children grieve.
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- Is a large tax refund always a loan to the government and return of taxes paid in by a service member...
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- What types of military pay can be used to make Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contributions?
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- How can service members find out about the cost of raising a child?
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