Military Adolescents: Their Strengths and  Vulnerabilities.

Jeffreys, Dorothy J.; Leitzel, Jeffrey D.; Cabral, Gail; Gumpert, Joanne; Hartley, E.

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“…Some children of military personnel enjoy these changes that a military lifestyle brings to families. Jeffreys and Leitzel (1997) found most children in military families were generally satisfied with military life. However, in today's military families because of increased threat of parental deployment, this may not be the case for all children (Bradshaw et al 2010).…”

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“…More positive family interactions tend to be facilitated through effective communication (Olson et al 1983) with school professionals. In their study of military children, Jeffreys and Leitzel (1997) found children with strong family ties had higher levels of satisfaction with peers, schools, and community and had lower levels of delinquency and drug and alcohol use. Communication between home and school must center on key issues such as previous educational experiences, current academic goals, effective instructional methods, behavior management, and assessment requirements (Hollingsworth 2001).…”

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Coping with Stress: Supporting the Needs of Military Families and Their Children

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Fallon

2014

Early Childhood Educ J

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Family dynamics and the individual differences of each family member can impact their stress. For families in the military, stress occurs regularly due to factors such a reassignments, deployments, and the frequency of changes. For some families, the stress that occurs over time helps family members to develop resiliency. Learning to cope with stress can teach skills in adapting to stressful lifestyle factors (e.g., mobility and relocation). Members of many military families develop these skills, while other families need a strong supportive network to facilitate their adjustment to military lifestyle stress. This is a review of the literature on the issues of how families and their children cope with and adapt to the stress of the military lifestyle. Suggestion are given for how families and school can work together to support children in military families to adapt to the military lifestyle. These suggestions can be applied to other types of transient families.

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Coping with Stress: Supporting the Needs of Military Families and Their Children

Russo

Fallon

2014

Early Childhood Educ J

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Births to Adolescents in the U.S. Military Healthcare System

Klein

Gildengorin²,

Mosher

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Military Medicine

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Adolescent Pregnancy in the U.S. Military: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Klein

Adelman

2008

Military Medicine

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Adolescent pregnancy is a significant public health problem in the United States, but little is known about this condition in military-affiliated populations. This article reviews what is known about adolescent pregnancy among (1) dependent children of active duty and retired personnel and (2) active duty military personnel. Sparse and conflicting evidence exists regarding the prevalence of, the risk factors for, and the impacts of pregnancy in the dependent child population. Limited evidence regarding active duty service members reveals risky behavior by young military personnel, failure to effectively use contraception, and resulting pregnancies that consume military resources and diminish deployability and retention. We suggest research questions for further study that could lead to interventions targeting unintended adolescent pregnancy and its attendant tolls on health, budgets, military readiness, and fighting strength.

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Military Adolescents: Their Strengths and Vulnerabilities.

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Coping with Stress: Supporting the Needs of Military Families and Their Children

Coping with Stress: Supporting the Needs of Military Families and Their Children

Births to Adolescents in the U.S. Military Healthcare System

Adolescent Pregnancy in the U.S. Military: What We Know and What We Need to Know

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