Raising Kids
Inside: With so much conflicting parenting advice, you may wonder how to raise a well-adjusted kid? Before you hide under the pillow, check out these 13 habits any parent can do. I keep seeing posts about “entitled kids” making the rounds lately. In fact, you don’t have to look hard before you see things written about how [...]
MilSpouse LifeWhy You Need More Than a MilSpouse Tribe
I came across a meme not too long ago, poking fun at our civilian counterparts. A woman, hand under her chin, elbow propped up on the table, eyebrows raised with the hint of a fake smile, and the words, “Yes, a one week business trip IS exactly the same as my husband’s deployment.” Don’t get me wrong, it often does feel as though the [...]
How to Communicate With a Toddler (And Get Your Message Heard)
Inside: If you're a parent with a toddler not listening, you'll LOVE these simple communication strategies that can change everything. Help your child listen better, get the cooperation you want and start enjoying parenting again. My kids and I were browsing through the toy section for a birthday gift last week, when I heard a [...]
Military Family Planning: Is There Ever a Good Time?
Inside: Military life family planning...is there ever a good time to have a baby? Plus, four things that you CAN control and count on once you are pregnant to make the addition to your family easier. This is a sponsored post with The Breastfeeding Shop. I was hugely pregnant. Like massive. As in the kind of massive where people ask you [...]
Military ResourcesThe Ultimate Guide to Space-Available Military Travel
Inside: Tired of piecing together information about space-available military travel? Check out this ultimate guide to Space-A and get it all in one convenient spot! You’ve heard about this thing called Space Available Military Travel (aka Space-A). It sounds cool, because hey, free flights, right? But it seems kind of daunting, because [...]
If You Give a Service Member His Boots…
If you give a service member his boots… It’s early morning, just before dawn. Your service member has already left for work, but you still have a few minutes before your alarm goes off or the kids wake up. And then…you get the phone call. You know what it means before you even answer. “Hey babe,” he says quickly, “can you do me a favor? [...]
How to End Screen-Time Without a Struggle
Last night when we sat down to dinner, I politely grabbed the iPad from my daughter's hands and said, "You're all done with that now. I will take that. Thank you very much." Unfortunately, this approach didn't work out so well. As I placed the iPad in the living room and sat down to my own dinner, my daughter scowled at me. She [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Deployment Resources for Military Kids
Inside: Discover programs, products and free resources to help military kids get through a parent's military deployment. These are the best deployment resources for military kids. No matter their age, military kids may struggle during deployment. Some act sad and lonely when they miss their deployed parent. Other times, military [...]
DeploymentWhat You Need to Know About This Deployment Goodbye
This was our hardest goodbye. I didn’t expect it. Afterall, we’ve been here before. In fact, we were just here. We’ve done the deployment farewells, the countdowns, the epic homecomings. We’ve made paperchains and welcome home signs, we’ve Skyped on birthdays, ordered Daddy Dolls, and for a military family, to a degree, this deployment [...]
6 Ways Save Money On Care Packages Before Homecoming
Inside: Discover the best military care package ideas for your deployed service member when they're close to coming home. You did it! The end of deployment is in sight and you are finally ready to put together your last set of deployment care package ideas. I like to call this 'the coming home soon' care package. I love the last care [...]
