Military Deployment
Deployment Readiness
This web site, designed by the US Navy and Marines, can assist families to prepare and cope with the stress associated with separation due to military service. Pre-deployment articles include "Preparing Your Child for Separation," and "Combining Her Job with Yours: When Mom Gets Deployed." External links at this site include "Family Readiness Tool Kit" and "Dads at a Distance." Other categories at this site include "Mid-Deployment" and "Return and Reunion."
http://www.lifelines2000.org/services/deployment/index.asp
American School Counselor Association
Website contains collection of general information regarding military deployment. Information to share with students, parents, school personnel and community. Broad topics include “Understanding Reactions to Separation in Children,” “Understanding Reactions to Separation in Adults,” “Tips for School personnel, “ “Tips for Parents.” Site also includes links to additional websites and resources.
http://www.schoolcounselor.org
National Association of School Psychologist
Parents Called to Active Duty: Helping Children Cope. All Americans are affected by the prospect of our country going to war, but members of the military and their families are likely to feel the greatest, most immediate impact. Website contains suggestions on how adults can give children extra attention and support to manage their feelings.
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/parentscalled.html
Children and Deployment Articles
A series of articles from LifeLines, a web site designed by the US Navy and Marines, to assist parents and children with separation and deployment. Topics include "Activities for Children During Separation," "Activities for the Service Member," "Parent Concerns," "Positive Growth Opportunities," "Reactions of Children," and "Surviving the Holidays." Links at this site include "Children and Deployment" and "Raising Children in the Military: Being Separated."
http://www.lifelines2000.org/services/deployment/index.asp?AttribID=517
Coping with Deployment
This book addresses the feelings children of military personnel have when a parent must leave home. The publication includes discussion ideas, activity suggestions, and reproducible activity sheets. Appropriate for students K-6; individual and group counseling and classroom guidance. Publication gives adults dealing with children of military personnel a variety of approaches to help young people express their feelings and deal with situation. Order from Marco Products at
http://www.marcoproducts.com/index.html
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