Students of Military Families

Facts

move avg of 9 times in school career (2017 Annual Business Meeting, 2017)

April= month of military child

Texas is second in line of active duty dependants (Active Duty Military Dependents, 2017)

630,000 children between 5 and 18 have a deployed parent (57%) (2017 Annual Business Meeting, 2017)

Typical behaviors

Red Flags

aggresion (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)

violence (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)

unwillingness to participate (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)

upon return they may be reluctant (Typical Students' Behavior in Response to Deployment , 2016)

resilience (Elias, 2016)

misconceptions

emotionally challenged

below standard academics

socially challenged

How can teachers help?

express that feelings of anger, sadness, and frustration are normal to feel (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)

be aware of dates (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)

being willing to talk if the student wants to (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)

Activities

writting letters (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)

video chatting (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)

counting down the days (Ideas to Help Students Cope, 2016)