My sweet children had no choice. They were born into this wild, amazing, adventure called the Army life, and they haven’t known any different. Their little 13 -and 10-year-old lives are filled with many moves, unwanted change, tearful goodbyes, joyful reunions, a keen ability to adapt, lots of experience at new-friend-making, and a unique appreciation for “family time.”
Like many of us, their Army life has been comprised of some really high highs and really low lows.
Here’s to the brave Military Child Who prepares for yet another new school It’s his fourth new mascot and principal in three years He takes a deep breath with a stoic veneer Here’s to the strong Military Child His mom is leaving for three months of training He...
Join Jolene as she celebrates military children by providing facts and wearing purple! We can all learn more from our military kiddos, and we would love to hear how you are honoring your kids this month.
The girl you’ll be tomorrow
May change the world for good
She may glow on stage and win acclaims
Or go where no one else has stood
Like much of the rest of the world, we are social distancing, staying in our house, enjoying the abundance of quality time with the members of our household, and attempting to conquer this homeschooling business.
The toddlers have no idea anything is wrong globally. To them, their older brother is just home all the time to play with them. For me, I am trying my best to make sure my 7-year-old doesn’t fail first grade. I know, is that even possible? During this time, all of the kids should be receiving a grade of grace since mom and dad hardly can replace the trained professionals stocked with an inconceivable amount of patience that aren’t keeping multiple toddlers from applying Play-Do to the laptop while big brother does some math before lunch.
We are wrapping up our third week of our new normal, and to be honest, my standards of life have greatly been lowered.
Attention Class of 2020! It’s time to stand up, straighten your mortarboard, and make a new plan.
There is no going back. With each and every new press conference at local, state, and national levels, the light of truth keeps getting brighter, and you can not deny that it is time to embrace what we love to call “The New Normal.”
Before you start to get feisty about my blunt words, let me say this… I am wearing three hats as I write this.
I am a high school teacher, I am a parent of a 2020 senior, and I am an Army spouse who has had her fair share of missed milestones. I am not chastising or shaming anyone—I am just a realist. My hope is that in the aftermath of all this, we raise up a whole class of realists.
“Mom, if a hawk came swooping down and tried to grab me, would you be able to save me?” a little boy, about 6, asked his mother.
“Oh, I would take a stick and whack him,” she said.
“But, what if an eagle came. He is much bigger and probably stronger than you. What would you do?” he persisted. It was a warm spring day and I was 10 feet behind them.
“Honey, I would throw a rock and beat him off with my fists,” mom continued.
“So, if a bear jumped out right now, I would be dead, wouldn’t I?” he said, with increasing anxiety.
“I can only say I would do everything I could to protect you,” she said.
The world is terribly scary to a little one, especially with the scourge of the COVID-19.
Good morning Army Wife Network readers! I write this post with excitement and honor as we enter April and celebrate the Month of the Military Child. As we continue to operate in the uncertainty of our new COVID-19 stay-at-home norm, I want to offer you hope and a reflection piece that we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to push the reset button. This time of re-prioritizing life as we know it has allowed me to refocus my energy on what I hold most precious—our most valued military children.
First and foremost, it is with a humble heart that I highlight an incredible example of one our military children. I want to introduce you to Yasmine Dave’ Louise Searcy. She is the 12-year old daughter of Sgt. First Class Kennon and Oona Searcy, U.S. Army Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion of Pontiac Company.
But, here you are post-corona outbreak starting to navigate the world of as speech-language pathologist (SLP) or even a speech-language pathologist assistant (SLPA).
If you are now your child’s SLP, we’ve got this!
If your child is connecting via tele-therapy and you are the SLPA, we’ve got this.
Let’s start with great tools and resources for parents who are implementing speech and language therapy from home.
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