special needs

Consistency in the Inconsistent: Helping Military Children with Special Needs

August 17, 2021August 21, 2021 Brooklyn Morgan 1 Comment education, military family, military kids, special needs

Consistency is essential in building safe boundaries yet still showing love and care to a child.

Consistency can also help a child feel safe because they’ll always know someone is there to love them and take care of their essential needs as a human. Consistency in the military is almost an oxymoron. As the sun rises every day, I know that my service member’s plans with the military have changed in some aspect. There’s a running joke between military spouses when someone asks how long our service members will be gone, when we’re moving, or where we’re moving, and the answer is usually, “I don’t know.”

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My Sensory Military Child

November 7, 2019September 1, 2021 Retired Blogger 0 Comments military kids, Military Life, special needs

About 5.5 years ago I welcomed a child into this world, I’ll refer to him as “A.” He was born during the morning reveille; he must’ve already known not to be late for PT. In fact, he was two weeks early, already an overachiever! Born at 38 weeks and 0 days, my oldest fought his way into this world. His dad and I knew something was different about him from the time he kicked me so hard in utero that it looked like aliens had possessed my body. Little did we know, he would be our sensory seeking kiddo that would keep us on our toes for the rest of his life.

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10 Ways to Support Your Child with a Learning Disability

September 4, 2019August 31, 2021 Sara Jane Arnett 0 Comments education, military kids, parenting, special needs

I have a child with a learning disability.

He has struggled academically and socially to “keep up” with his peers and grade level since Pre-K. As we begin his 4th grade experience in a new school, in a different state, with a number of changes (to include deployment in the mix), I need to gather my thoughts and streamline my efforts that will set him up for success this year.

Let’s do this.

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The Struggle of Communication

April 23, 2019August 26, 2021 Mary Spangler 1 Comment military kids, parenting, special needs

When my son was around 18 months old, I started to worry about his ability to communicate. By the age of 2, it became an even larger concern, as most kids by that age are able to say around 50 words and string together a sentence or two. By 2, he had less than 20 words in his vocabulary and struggled to communicate with us. I wondered if I should get an evaluation with a speech therapist, but being that he’s my first child, I wasn’t sure if what was going on was normal.

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The Doctors Said It Was Just ADHD

February 1, 2019August 19, 2021 Elisa 2 Comments advice, military kids, special needs

In 2016, we learned that my husband would be sent to Korea for a year. I battled back and forth with different options, but ultimately decided to stay with my parents while he was gone. By February 2017, we were living with my parents and began the process of settling in. Three of our four children began school the same day we registered them, but our youngest son, Isaiah, would not be as fortunate.