Sharing Web Resources

The website I been review since class started is Zero To Three. The website is very informative  resources for new parents, caregivers, and for families.
The linked I have not explored yet on Zero to Three website is the link for Military Family Project.

"ZERO TO THREE is proud to support military families. We work to increase awareness and collaboration throughout the military community so that parents and professionals can more effectively care for very young children and their families(http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/military-families/)". The Military Family Project has numerous resources for parents, families, and caregivers who are dealing with deployment of a loved one. The following are the resources below per Zero to Three Website:
Expanding Our Outreach - As our extensive Duty to Care trainings have come to an end, Military Family Projects is pleased to announce its expanded efforts on behalf of Veteran families and their providers, as well as to highlight issues related to young children with special needs in military families.
Duty to Care – You Make a Difference (E-Learning Course) - For early child education professionals, these 3 twenty-minute interactive e-learning modules offer insights and strategies for supporting young children during deployment, injury or death of a Service member. Your supportive relationship and the little things you say and do every day can make a big difference in the lives of parents and children.
Supporting Young Children - 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.
Honoring our Babies and Toddlers - This 3-piece set, designed for professionals and military parents, provides methods to support young children affected by stress, trauma, grief, and loss due to a military parent’s deployment, injury, or death.
CTAMF E-newsletter - Coming Together Around Military Families^® E-newsletter- A quarterly newsletter for professionals from Military Family Projects at ZERO TO THREE, which provides the most up-to-date resources and knowledge specifically tailored to the needs of military families with very young children and for a multidisciplinary audience of health, mental health, family support, and early education professionals.
Materials available at Military OneSource - You can now order CTAMF materials. ZERO TO THREE provides a comprehensive collection of materials for parents, caregivers, and professionals who work to meet the needs of military families with babies and toddlers affected events such as deployment and reunification.
Related Organizations - For more information on additional resources focused on helping families with young children.
Sample Letters for Parents to Give Professionals - Parents can use these sample letters with a medical provider or child care professional to help them better understand their family’s experiences.
Parent Flyers - Download 7 parent flyers that emphasize the importance of supporting babies and toddlers during deployment and relocation.
Young Children on the Homefront: Family Stories, Family, Strengths DVD - 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
"Over There" Activity Book - ZERO TO THREE has developed this book to help parents find the words to reassure your child that Mommy or Daddy is out there thinking about and loving him from far away.
Medical / Health Care - Time-saving tools are available now to aid the busy clinician in understanding a military family’s deployment-related issues, with resources the clinician can provide families about deployment, reunification, injury, and bereavement.
Research and Resilience - Military Family Projects at ZERO TO THREE is pleased to provide an overview of Research and Resilience, an 18-month initiative generously funded by the Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund of the California Community Foundation.
A Professional’s Guide to Creating Activities for Strengthening Parent-Child Connections - Are you looking for ways to include children under 5 in your programming? It isn’t surprising since children ages birth to 5 years old make up about 40% of Active Duty children and 25% of all the children in National Guard families. “Connections” will help you in creating activities that are interactive and fun, while promoting strong parent-child connections and parental self-care. These activities are also perfect for those coordinating Yellow Ribbon events, with ideas that early care providers might use to involve even the youngest children.

 (http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/military-families/)

In my opinion, the children of military families may be the forgotten ones. Some children may not understand why mommy and daddy are gone for so long or mommy/daddy are in heaven. This is an topic that all caregivers should be prepared for especially because these families are protecting our freedom.

Zero To Three does have a section called Care & Education. Under this section, school readiness is discussed. The school readiness section gives parents resources on how to prepare their infant -three yr old about child care and  age level  developmental  transitions for the children.

Resources:

ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families( 2012) retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/