Military Parent Resource Center
Rock solid families start here. The following resources can help you rock your role as a military parent.
You do your best every day to make sure your children are happy and healthy — especially with the extra challenges that military life can add. From your baby’s first steps to toddler tantrums, or taking care of teens, you've got solid support to help you through each step of your parenting journey.
Start here for resources that are used and approved by military parents for MilKids of all ages.
Support for New MilParents
Need some extra support? Lean on the New Parent Support Program to help increase the protective factors and decrease risk factors for abuse — to be the best parent you can be.
Or get personalized help from a New MilParent consultant — call or chat 24/7 to schedule time to talk.
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Resources to Support You at Every Stage
Infants to preschool
Support your little ones’ well-being and development from the start, and find the resources you need, from self-care to developing family traditions.
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Get off to a great start:
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Find helpful care options and ways to make learning fun:
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Create lasting bonds and support your child’s well-being:
School-age children
When children are in elementary and middle school, emotional health, academic success and dealing with moves are important and tricky. Use resources that MilParents like you rely on.
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Navigate stressful school changes — between grades and across locations:
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Get support to help reinforce their learning:
Youth and teens
Between academic pressure and mental health issues, teens today face bigger challenges and experience more stress than ever. Find the resources to support your teen’s growing independence.
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Support your military teen through their many transitions:
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Know the pressures teens face and the available help:
Young adults
Launch your child successfully into adulthood with resources to help them with college scholarships, interviews, professional communication and more.
Self-care resources for military parents
We know military life can test you. Parenting will too. But we offer self-care resources to help you rest and repair so you can be there for others.
Specialized support for military parents
We get it ― not everything comes one-size-fits-all. Here are some situations that require customized help.
For families with special needs
Your family may have special needs and considerations. Find customized resources that can help you be an exceptional guardian to your family.
For survivor families
Find the support, benefits and services to help families cope and find a new normal.
For parents adopting or fostering
Adoption and foster care can be a great way to start and grow your family. Schedule an adoption specialty consultation or learn more about benefits, processes and other considerations.
Incredible FREE resources for parents
The DOD MWR Libraries let you engage your family, find learning resources, identify after-school activities for youth, research tutors, tackle home improvement projects and much more — for free.
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The Defense Department is committed to supporting the health and well-being of all military children and families. That’s why the department partnered with the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State to develop a parenting-education program that promotes positive parenting, stress management and healthy lifestyle practices for children from birth through age 18.
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About Military OneSource
Military OneSource is your free 24/7 gateway to information, answers and support. As a Defense Department-funded program, we put expert confidential help to work for service members, their immediate family and survivors who need a little extra guidance for all things MilLife. Just ask.
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