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Here at ZERO TO THREE we are dedicated to increasing the awareness of parents and professionals about the impact of trauma, grief and loss on very young children, and building the knowledge and capacity of professionals in mental health, child care, family support and health care to support families so they can promote positive development and emotional health in their very young children during the course of these stressful experiences. Our work is also designed to increase awareness and collaboration throughout the military community to more effectively serve young children and their families impacted by deployment-related issues.
"NEW" Now available
Honoring our Babies and Toddlers: Supporting Young Children Affected by a Military Parent's Deployment, Injury or Death, a guide for professionals.
Also available are two special brochures for parents/caregivers on topics related to parental injury and parental death. The Guide and the two parent brochures include everyday ways of supporting young children in these challenging times.
Desktop Learning from Military Projects
Now available to order: “Children on the Homefront: Family Stories, Family Strengths” DVD. Preview the DVD now below.
Military families share their unique deployment experiences and challenges, and they offer tips and strategies that parents will find useful in supporting their young child before, during and after deployment. This free dvd is available in both English and Spanish.
Click here to order single or multiple copies.
23rd Annual National Training Institute Military Pre-Institute: “Growth through Challenge and Change: Support for Babies & Toddlers in Today’s Military Family,” December 2008
To hear the Audio conference of Military Projects Pre-Institute from the 23rd National Training Institute,
click here.
Now available
ZERO TO THREE's newest resource for parents—From Baby to Big Kid—a monthly e-newsletter on how children learn and grow each month from birth to 3 years. From Baby to Big Kid helps parents understand how development unfolds, what makes their own child tick, and offers strategies that parents can tailor to the needs of their unique family and individual child. To subscribe, go to: www.zerotothree.org/baby2bigkid
Save the date
ZERO TO THREE’s 24th National Training Institute (NTI) will be held in Dallas, Texas, December 4-6, 2009, with pre-institutes on December 3.
“This was my second year going to the conference and once again I was amazed!! The speakers and resources were great, and I left there with many new ideas. I also enjoyed meeting all of my new military friends.”
Family Advocacy Program Educator
“You have a lot of great resources we can use!”
State Program Director, JFSAP
Letters for Parents
For a sample letter that can help you explain to your pediatrician what your family is experiencing, download the PDF below.
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For Additional Resources that you can take to your Child care Professional about your military experience, download the PDF below.
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Operation Parenting Edge
These brochures focus on the unique experience of parenting a baby or toddler, particularly during times of stress and separation that military families may be experiencing. Click on the images to read more.
Hooray for National Guard Families...Hooray for National Guard Children!
They are supportive, inspirational, resilient and patriotic. To read the full article on a program supporting National Guard families in North Carolina, download the PDF below. [18.8 KB ]
Flyers
Download 7 parent flyers that emphasize the importance of supporting babies and toddlers during deployment and relocation. To view flyers in full, click on images below.
Camera Ready Articles
Download 5 Camera Ready articles focused on: Self-Care, Relocation, Pre-Deployment, Deployment, and Post-Deployment. Click on an article below to read about ways to support your child during these challenging times.
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"Over There" Activity Book
Dear Parent or Caregiver,
Here is an opportunity to create your own Over There Children's book! Download the attached PDF (either the mommy version or the daddy version, depending on which parent is deployed), print it out, and attach photos that represent the spirit of the text. If you and your child are feeling extra creative, you can even draw your own illustrations. Do whatever feels right to capture your family's unique deployment story. After completing the book, keep it on hand and read it to your child as often as each of you would like.
*Please note-- The Over There Children's Board Book is not currently available for order.
Little Listeners in an Uncertain World
Brochure outlines what parents may see in their babies and toddlers during stressful times and offers concrete guidance and activities to support their young children throughout these challenging events.
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To hear a wide range of audio conferences that discuss deployments and young children--from past Military Projects work with Operation Parenting Edge to the 2005 Department of Defense Summit sessions, click here.
For additional resources focused on helping your family and young child deal with adjustments around deployment, click here.
Military OneSource
Offers help with parenting and child care, education, relocation, financial and legal concerns, and everyday issues.
Military Homefront
DOD web site for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families.
National Military Family Association
Provides education and information regarding rights, benefits and services for military families.
Courage To Care For Me
Provides Fact sheets on timely health topics relevant to military life developed by military health experts at Uniformed services University of the Health Sciences.
Military Child Education Coalition
Helps military children cope with being transferred from school to school around the world.
NACCRRA
Child care Resource and Referral agencies help parents find quality child care.
Parents As Teachers: Heroes At Home
A parent education and family support program for young military families.
Reach Out and Read in the Military
Promotes early literacy through partnership with military pediatric settings.
Military Installations Points of Contact and State Coordinators
Link to our website!
Partial Funding for material distribution generously provided by The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. | 
