Categorías: Todo - aggression - misconceptions - resilience - deployment

por Jessica Baker hace 7 años

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Military Students

Children of military families often face unique emotional and behavioral challenges due to the deployment of a parent. Common behaviors include worry, anger, resentment, and guilt, while red flags such as aggression, unwillingness to participate, and violence may also be observed.

Military Students

Students of Military Families

How can teachers help?

Activities
counting down the days (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
video chatting (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
writting letters (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
being willing to talk if the student wants to (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
be aware of dates (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)
express that feelings of anger, sadness, and frustration are normal to feel (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)

misconceptions

socially challenged
below standard academics
emotionally challenged

Typical behaviors

resilience (Elias, 2016)
upon return they may be reluctant (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
worry, anger, resentment, and, guilt are all common behaviors (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
Red Flags
unwillingness to participate (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
violence (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)
aggresion (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)

Facts

630,000 children between 5 and 18 have a deployed parent (57%) (2017 Annual Business Meeting, 2017)
Texas is second in line of active duty dependants (Active Duty Military Dependents, 2017)
April= month of military child
move avg of 9 times in school career (2017 Annual Business Meeting, 2017)