International Programs and Resources to Support Children from Military Families: A review

Title
International Programs and Resources to Support Children from Military Families: A review
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Author(s)
Rogers, Marg
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-7256
Email: mbaber@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mbaber
Bible, Vanessa
Johnson, Amy
Bird, Jo
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-1815
Email: jbird21@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jbird21
Harrington, Ingrid
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-4795
Email: iharring@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:iharring
Baker, Pep
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-178X
Email: pserow2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:pbaker31
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
Place of publication
Turkey
DOI
10.26822/iejee.2022.233
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/37754
Abstract

Parental deployment and frequent relocations exert significant stress on children from military families. This stress can be extremely disruptive to young children's social, cognitive and behavioural development. It can result in negative social, emotional, and physical responses. There are a broad range of programs, resources, and services available mainly in the US, but also internationally. The programs endeavour to mitigate the impacts of military life on young children by providing support to families. This paper explores the programs for families with young children and the need for culturally and age-appropriate resources. It also discusses how the Early Childhood Defence Programs (ECDP) project is responding to this need by developing three free, online Australian early childhood programs for parents, family workers and educators. This scoping review of currently available programs and resources will determine how the project, and others wanting to support children from military families, can best address this need.

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Citation
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 14(2), p. 119-133
ISSN
1307-9298
Start page
119
End page
133
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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