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Announcing New Training Opportunities for Professionals Serving Military Families

We are pleased to announce a new partnership between ZERO TO THREE and the U.S. Department of Defense that brings our Coming Together Around Military Families® trainings to 65 military communities. Click here to register and to learn more.

Now available
Honoring our Babies and Toddlers: Supporting Young Children Affected by a Military Parent's Deployment, Injury or Death, a guide for professionals.

Also available are two special brochures for parents/caregivers on topics related to parental injury and parental death. The Guide and the two parent brochures include everyday ways of supporting young children in these challenging times.

“Children on the Homefront: Family Stories, Family Strengths” DVD. Preview the DVD now below.

Military families share their unique deployment experiences and challenges, and they offer tips and strategies that parents will find useful in supporting their young child before, during and after deployment.

To hear the Audio conference of Military Projects Pre-Institute from the 23rd National Training Institute,
click here. 

Letters for Parents

For a sample letter that can help you explain to your pediatrician what your family is experiencing, download the PDF below. 
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For Additional Resources that you can take to your Child care Professional about your military experience, download the PDF below.
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Operation Parenting Edge

These brochures focus on the unique experience of parenting a baby or toddler, particularly during times of stress and separation that military families may be experiencing. Click on the images to read more.

Flyers

Download 7 parent flyers that emphasize the importance of supporting babies and toddlers during deployment and relocation. To view flyers in full, click on images below.

Camera Ready Articles

Download 5 Camera Ready articles focused on: Self-Care, Relocation, Pre-Deployment, Deployment, and Post-Deployment. Click on an article below to read about ways to support your child during these challenging times.

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"Over There" Activity Book

Dear Parent or Caregiver,

Here is an opportunity to create your own Over There Children's book!  Download the attached PDF (either the mommy version or the daddy version, depending on which parent is deployed), print it out, and attach photos that represent the spirit of the text.  If you and your child are feeling extra creative, you can even draw your own illustrations.  Do whatever feels right to capture your family's unique deployment story.  After completing the book, keep it on hand and read it to your child as often as each of you would like.

Over There Download [63.0 KB ] (Daddy PDF)

Over There Download [63.0 KB ] (Mommy PDF)

*Please note-- The Over There Children's Board Book is not currently available for order.

Little Listeners in an Uncertain World
Brochure outlines what parents may see in their babies and toddlers during stressful times and offers concrete guidance and activities to support their young children throughout these challenging events.
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For additional resources focused on helping your family and young child deal with adjustments around deployment, click here.

Military OneSource
Offers help with parenting and child care, education, relocation, financial and legal concerns, and everyday issues.

Military Homefront
DOD web site for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families.

National Military Family Association
Provides education and information regarding rights, benefits and services for military families.

Courage To Care For Me 
Provides Fact sheets on timely health topics relevant to military life developed by military health experts at Uniformed services University of the Health Sciences.

Military Child Education Coalition
Helps military children cope with being transferred from school to school around the world.

NACCRRA
Child care Resource and Referral agencies help parents find quality child care.

Parents As Teachers: Heroes At Home 
A parent education and family support program for young military families.

Reach Out and Read in the Military
Promotes early literacy through partnership with military pediatric settings. 

Partial Funding for material distribution generously provided by The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation.