Family Development

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When a Deployed Parent Returns Home

In keeping with our theme on active duty deployment we wondered, ‘what happens to a child’s stress levels once their deployed parent is safely back home?’ What may come as a surprise to many is that in over 30% of children, high levels of anxiety and stress can remain. Read more…

Preparing Children for Deployment

Everyone has advice when it comes to how to prepare children for deployment (us included!).We know you may not use everything you hear when working with the families you serve. Read more…