In the last few years there have been several new website set up to help soldiers and their spouses but up until now the children have been left out of the equation. Joint-base-Lewis-Mccord has changed that trend with a website create by their National Center of Telehealth & Technology (t2). The new site, which was first reported in the news tribune, called military kids connect offers resources to children, parents, caregivers and teachers to help the children deal with the stress of having a parent on deployment.
“Remember, a stressed student, including one coping with a parent’s deployment, may have difficulty concentrating, learning new concepts and controlling their emotional reactions – be patient, but stay consistent,” the website recommends to teachers.
When you first go to the website it looks like a bulletin board divided up into 5 groups. Three of the groups are for children and contain games, information, activities and resources, appropriate for that age group. Of the other two sections one is for caregivers and teachers to give them ideas on how to educate and help the child over this stressful time as they wait for their parent to return. The last section is a video that explain all about the site.
“Since 2001, an estimated 2 million children have said goodbye to a parent headed to deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, other places around the globe, and on ships at sea,” said Kelly Blasko, a psychologist who helped develop the site.
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