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Personal and Work Life
This section covers a wide range of prevention and enrichment topics. It focuses on special subjects related to the life cycle, many of which you will find here. Topics and sites include parenting, elder care, relationships, deployment concerns, and return and reunion issues. When you visit your local Airman & Family Readiness Center, you will find that classes and workshops vary from installation to installation as they are based on the needs of the community; however, our community readiness consultants are standing by to assist not only our married Airmen and family members, but also single Airmen who have concerns that are unique to them.
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Don't Lose TRICARE Eligibility
When a new member of your family arrives, it is important that you take the necessary steps to ensure continuous TRICARE health-care coverage. Your child must be registered in DEERS, and you will need to enroll your child in TRICARE if your want continuous TRICARE coverage. Your child can lose TRICARE benefits if you fail to comply within established TRICARE timelines.
Congress authorizes paternity leave
Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of nonchargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress.
Preparing for Deployment: Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes
This bilingual multimedia outreach program is designed to support military families with children between the ages of 2 and 5 as they cope with the feelings, challenges and concerns experienced during different phases of deployment. The DVD kit includes a copy of the first video Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment and new additional video and parent/caregiver materials designed to help children of injured veterans and other returning service members adjust to the changes in their parents.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Family Education
Provides school solutions, homework help, parenting tips and expert advice.
Parenting 24/7
Parenting 24/7 is a "one-stop" source of news, information, and advice on parenting and family life from University of Illinois Extension. Designed for parents and grandparents of children from birth through the teens, it provides feature articles with research-based information, video clips of parents and experts, breaking news and commentary, newsletters, and recommendations to the best parenting resources on the Web. |
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Blended Families: Stepparent Tips
Blended families are more the norm today than ever before. Currently, at least one-third of all children in the United States are expected to be part of a stepfamily before they reach age 18. Although more common, stepfamilies still face many lifestyle adjustments and changes. This site offers tips for avoiding, or dealing with, the challenges of blending families. |
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Hero Miles
Operation Hero Miles provides a clearinghouse for individuals wishing to donate their unused frequent-flyer miles to the Department of Defense to help troops travel home.
Space-Available Travel
This site has all the information about space-available travel, plus contact sites and phone numbers.
Operation Uplink
This program was launched in 1996 to connect active-duty troops and hospitalized veterans with their loved ones. The program uses contributions from supporters to purchase phone time. |
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Service Programs Strive to Strengthen Military Marriages, Curb Divorce
Servicemembers and their spouses are flocking to a broad array of programs to help them strengthen their family relationships as the services step up efforts to curb divorce rates.
Military Spouse
This site offers family and life information concerning deployment, relationship, family and money issues, plus career and education advice.
Air Force Spouse Social Network
To register, go to http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/. Under the QOL Resources section (left column), click on the "HOMEFRONTConnections" link. Note: IF you receive a Web site security certificate error, click on the "Continue to this website (not recommended)" link. Note: The User Login page may take a few seconds to load.
Military Family Life Consultant Program (MFLC)
The MFLC provides workshops and nonmedical, short-term counseling services to help Airmen and their families cope with stressful situations created by deployments and reintegration.
Locating a Military Family Life Consultant
Military Family Life Consultants help Airmen and their families cope with the stressful and often adverse situations created by deployments and reintegration. These consultants are also responsive to crisis and emergency situations. Support has been implemented to many of our Air Force installations, and may be accessed by contacting the Airman & Family Readiness Center closest to you. |
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American Geriatrics Society
The society is a not-for-profit organization of more than 6,700 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. The society implements and advocates programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Represents not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing high-quality health care, housing and services to the nation's elderly. Its membership consists of more than 5,000 not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing-care retirement communities, senior housing facilities, assisted-living and community services.
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Part of the Association on Aging Web site, the Caregiver Resource Room is where families, caregivers and professionals can find information about the National Family Caregiver Support Program, including: where to turn for support, assistance and services. |
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Parent Help 