5 Ways to Encourage Reading Habits With the LillyPost Book Subscription...
Reading is an important part of education and intellectual development. It also creates a sense of imagination within young children. Some kids love reading...
Educational Toys for Toddlers and Children with Lakeshore Learning
April showers bring May flowers...While the much anticipated spring and summer seasons means warm breezes and rising temperatures, it also means rainy days are...
5 Useful Tips for Dealing with Anxiety in Children
Anxiety does not discriminate based on gender, wealth, or even age. Children are just as susceptible to anxiety as adults, with lots of possible...
All of Your VA Home Loan Questions Answered
PCSing stands for Permanent Chaos & Stress, right? One area that adds a cloud of anxiety the buying and selling a home is financing....
How to Make Your Own Postpartum Padsicles
Most women go through a life-changing experience once or several times in their life and it is called ‘giving birth’. It is both a...
6 Must-Read Deployment Books for Kids
Deployment can be so hard, especially on our kids. Often they don’t know exactly what they are feeling or how to express those feelings...
Cross-Country PCS Tips
Moving is stressful. Moving across the country is stressful. Moving across the country with two kids under 5? That’s totally not, right? Here are...
Host a Take My Stuff Party
There are two major problems when moving. OK, there are many — but the two most important tasks everyone thinks about leading up to...
Everything You Need to Know About Baby Eczema and How to...
Baby eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a common skin condition in infants that causes red, itchy, and dry skin. In most cases,...
Finding Time for Fitness as a Homeschooling Mom
If you ask 10 homeschooling mamas why they’ve made the decision to educate their children at home, you’ll get 10 different answers. What you...
Mother’s Day Gifts You Will Love
Mother's Day is rapidly approaching, and its just about the time of year when your partner might start asking you what you want for...
How to Explain Grandparents Divorce to a Child
It seems pretty unlikely that there are any parents out there who want to talk to their children about divorce. It’s an ugly, messy...
Military Kid Entrepreneurs? Yes, They are That Awesome
April is Month of the Military Child and to say that we, as parents, are impressed by their resiliency and strength is an understatement....
26 Kid Friendly Ideas for Sharing a Bedroom
Families large and small all know the struggle of trying to create, design and develop ideas for sharing a bedroom. Whether the children in...
Is Homeschooling Right For Your Military Family?
As more and more people join the homeschooling bandwagon, it’s normal to wonder if it would work for you. Let’s face it, one reason...
The Role Of Genetics In Academic Success
Parents will always worry about how their child will do academically. Academic success is found to be linked to DNA genetics and some parents...
What’s the Difference Between Tricare Plans
Just reading the above title that included the "T" word might have been enough to trigger subconscious impatience and perhaps even a little sweat. Visions...
The 30 Million Word Gap
A 1995 study found that by the age of three, children in low-income homes knew 30 million less words that children raised in upper-class...
Feed Their Power, Read a Book (Aloud): Toy Company Supports United...
IAmElemental, the toy company that pioneered strong, healthy female action figures, doesn’t sell Superheroes; they sell Superpowers. Called The Elements of Power, each figure...
26 Photos That Will Inspire You to Go on a Ski...
Considering a trip to Europe? You might want to plan for a winter ski vacation in Austria for your next adventure. If you need...
5 Baby Items I wish I had with my first baby
There are so many things I know now, two babies later, that wish I could have told my younger self when having my first...
Military Kids and Guns: Discussing Their World
Certain opinions and luxuries exist in the civilian world that just can’t logistically survive in the military community. Oh, you’ve lived in that house...
5 Ways to Cope When Orders Change
This is one of those things that doesn’t seem like a big deal. Oh, you were supposed to move to California, and now you’re...
How to do the Heimlich Maneuver
One of the scariest things a person can experience is choking on something. The feeling of not being able to breathe no matter how...
Bring Your Van to the Next Level with These Minivan Organization...
This post is sponsored by Lloyd Mats.
You fought it for so long, but here you are- you own a minivan. It might not be...
A Complete Guide to Lactation Supplements and Galactagogues
New (and new again) nursing moms are often concerned about their breastmilk supply. Lactation supplements and lactation herbs like galactagogues can help increase a...
6 Ways to Make the Next Military Family Day Fun
We’ve all signed up for those mandatory fun events on base and left them five pounds heavier from nervous eating and with memories of awkward...
When Moving Starts to Matter to the Military Kid
Moving as a military kid wasn't too hard when they were in preschool and the early elementary years. As long as your family was...
Helping Children with Organization and Time Management
Does your child have trouble keeping school papers and assignments in order? Do you often find that he or she could use some time...
Administrative Weight Limitation (AWL) Change for Accompanied Marines to Japan
Updated 8 April 2019
MARADMIN has been published, and can be viewed here.
If you're a Marine Corps spouse PCSing to Japan, you know all too...
Month of the Military Child: 11 Cute Gifts Military Kids Will...
April is Month of the Military Child, and in order to show the special kids in our lives how awesome, strong, and resilient they...
What to Expect When You PCS on the Patriot Express
It’s the jetliner taking you on the long haul — the final stretch of the biggest (or second biggest if you’re returning to the...
5 Tips for Finding a Home at Your New Duty Station
This is a guest post from MilitarybyOwner
Any fan of HGTV or other home shopping shows will tell you that finding a new home is...
Emotional Regulation: 6 Simple Ways to Help Your Child
We have all had the experience as parents where our child begins to throw a temper tantrum and we just aren't sure how to...
Making the Transition from Enlisted to Officer Spouse
For years, your spouse heard things like officer material from superiors. Your uniformed spouse jumped through all the hoops — college applications, prerequisites, military paperwork,...
The Ultimate Guide to DIY Home Renovation Projects and Improvement Tips...
Considering a little home makeover? If you're dreaming of a new paint job or a full-blown renovation, sprucing up your living space is more than...
