Raising Children in the Military

Military families with children face many of the everyday challenges that those families not in the military face, but they also face other challenges that the rest of us don't. This book looks at the special issues and concerns of military families raising children and provides support and resources for those families.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Family Life in the military 2. Housing 3. Having a baby 4. Adoption 5. Disabilities 6. Child Care and Pre-school 7. Education and disruptions in schooling 8. Special Needs 9. Overseas schools 10. Moving and coping with frequent moves 11. Family separation and deployment 12. Finances, taxes and financial difficulties 13. Employment 14. Coping with death 15. Health care and insurance 16. Coping with stress 17. Substance Abuse 18. Domestic Violence 19. Coping with emergencies Resources

About the author

By Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott; Don Philpott and Jeff Scott

Summary

Military families with children face many of the everyday challenges that those families not in the military face, but they also face other challenges that the rest of us don't. This book looks at the special issues and concerns of military families raising children and provides support and resources for those families.

Product details

• Authors: Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott, Cheryl Philpott Lawhorne-Scott, Don Philpott, Jeff Scott
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2014
• EAN: 9781442227484
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2748-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Military Life; Military Life (Hardcover); Military Life
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration