Developing Proactive Reading Strategies February 14, 2022 jennifer Featured Article, Reading\, Resources Do you want to learn how to reinforce what your child is learning at school? Many parents ask me... Special Education, SPED Resources Continue reading
Partnering with Your Child’s Special Ed Teacher December 16, 2021 jennifer Featured Article, Resources Growing up I always had this need to help others. I knew at an early age I wanted to be a teacher.... Special Education, SPED Resources Continue reading
Culture Shock: Active Duty to National Guard December 9, 2021 jennifer Featured Article By Carolyn Chase Having spent my childhood as an Air Force brat, I grew up understanding the life... EFMP Continue reading
A Day in the Life of a Caregiver November 25, 2021 jennifer Coronavirus Stories, Featured Article We aren’t in it for the money. We are in it for the ministry. We are in it for the heart. We are... SPED Resources Continue reading
Medical Waiver Required to Serve with Autism November 11, 2021 jennifer Advocacy, EFMP Stories, Featured Article Tory wanted to be an Aerospace Engineer in the United States Navy, but the Navy didn’t seem to want... Advocacy, Autism, EFMP, Medical waiver, Military service, Special Education Continue reading
The Stories We Tell Ourselves – How Stigma Feels November 4, 2021 jennifer Featured Article, Podcasts Retired U.S. Air Force Col. DeDe Halfhill helps listeners access the work of Dr. Brene Brown from... Podcast Continue reading
Not All EFMP Stories Are Great – But They Could Be October 28, 2021 jennifer Featured Article, Resource Partner I don’t have a success story about how the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) helped me. I... EFMP, Resource Partner Continue reading
Choosing Sides: Being a Pansexual Military Spouse October 21, 2021 jennifer Advocacy, Featured Article, Podcasts Jillian Johnson, an Air Force spouse shares her story of coming out as pansexual and how the stigma... Advocacy, EFMP, Stigma Continue reading
Can You Trust Your Gut When It Comes to Dyslexia? October 14, 2021 Hilary Laxson Current Experiences, Dyslexia, Featured Article, Resources, Trust Your Gut Series, Webinar “You don’t grow out of dyslexia, you grow into dyslexia. You learn to manage.” Dyslexia... Coast Guard, Dyslexia, EFMP, Trust Your Gut Continue reading
Military General with Bipolar Was “Fit for Duty” October 7, 2021 jennifer Featured Article, Podcasts On episode 6 of Disruptive Storytelling with Military Changemakers our host Jenifer Barnhill was... EFMP, Mental Health Continue reading
How do National Guard and Reserve Families Fit into EFMP? September 30, 2021 jennifer EFMP Stories, Featured Article 2020 and 2021 experienced increased activations for National Guard and Reserve families but did not... EFMP, SPED Resources Continue reading
How to Cope If Your Child is Victimized September 23, 2021 jennifer Featured Article, Podcasts Trigger Warning: The subject of this blog involves the sexual assault of a child. On this episode... Mental Health, Podcast, Sexual Assault, Stigma Continue reading
Navigating the Special Ed Evaluation Process September 16, 2021 Carla Wyrsch Featured Article, IEP Meetings, Resources Going through the special education evaluation process can be an overwhelming time, full of questions... Evaluation, IEP, IEP Meeting Continue reading
EFMP/Military Special Education Annual Survey Is LIVE! September 13, 2021 jennifer Advocacy, Featured Article, In the News, Survey While the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included groundbreaking updates to the... Advocacy, EFMP, EFMP Legislation, Survey Continue reading
Podcast: Mental Health of Our Military Children September 9, 2021 jennifer Featured Article, Podcasts After years of working with military children, military spouse, mom and nonprofit leader Kelcey Liverpool... Podcast Continue reading