On the zero to three website I took some time to explore the link to the Military Families Project. This link is of interest to me as I am a Military brat myself.  I would imagine quality child care and consistency of program can be a challenge with frequent moving. Our family typically move every one to two years up until I reached junior high. My mother did not work so we did not take part in an early childhood program.

                The military family project is funded and developed with the help of the zero to three organization.  Recently the project provided training to caregivers who worked with military families. The training looked at ways in which caregivers can help children who face challenges unique to military families such assisting families with a deployed parent, helping children through the transition in moving and providing the consistency they need. The project also assists in helping veterans who have young children. With many veterans facing tribulation and mental challenges after deployment the young children of veterans are at risk. The program seeks to offer aide in any way it can from assisting in obtaining medical care to giving families a template in which they can write about the unique experience of their family to share with caregivers. There are many links to ongoing training in this area and information on how we can take part.

                The military family is actually trending this month on the site as April is the month of the military child. Last month’s issues trended on prenatal influences on development. This is interesting as researchers are beginning to look at autism as possibly developing prenatally.