BY KAREN KABAKI-SISTO, M.S. CCC-SLP Serving one’s country as part of the military is extraordinarily honorable. With the suggestions below, you can help your child with special needs understand what service means and how he or she can serve others in his or her own way. WHAT DOES THE MILITARY DO? It’s often hard for children with special needs to understand what the military is because most of them aren’t exposed to these service people […]
PUZZLES & CAMO BY SHELLY HUHTANEN Mark swooped him up in his arms, holding him and smothering him with kisses. Broden realized that it was a special day. Last Friday was a special day for Broden because when he woke up that morning, his Dad was in uniform looking over him smiling. Unbeknownst to him, Mark wasn’t going to work that morning. We were going to take Broden to an event he had never experienced […]
Throughout American history, men and women have loved our country so deeply that they were willing to give their all to preserve its safety and freedom. On the last Monday in May, our nation honors the selfless heroes who gave their lives to defend the land we love and the freedoms we believe everyone deserves. REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICES Memorial Day was first observed as Decoration Day in May 1868, and — though the name has […]
BY JENNIFER WOODWORTH, PSY.D While there are challenges to military life from the view of a child, there are also exciting opportunities. Although April was “Month of the Military Child,” children of military families will manage this title all through the year. Frequent separations, deployments, moving, and changing schools on an irregular basis may seem traumatic for children and families that are not part of the military community. However, for military children, this might be […]
Veterans.gov connects job seekers, employers seeking to hire veterans WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service today announced the launch of a newly enhanced online one-stop for employment services, Veterans.gov. The website brings together job banks, state employment offices, American Job Centers, opportunities in top-trending industry sectors, and employer assistance in a single online location. VETS’ re-designed Veterans.gov to become a “first stop” in the employment search process for veterans, […]
