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Nov 08

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Your Questions Answered: Clinical Insight Into Vitamin B12

By OneOp Health and Well-Being

During the Clinical Insight into Vitamin B 12 webinar, presented by Dr. Roman Pawlak, Associate Professor of Nutrition at East Carolina University, there were questions that could not be answered in the time allotted.

Nov 06

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Redefining Saving and Your Relationship with Money with a No-Spend Challenge

By Kristen Jowers Health and Well-Being

By Carol Church Saving more money, decreasing debt, and establishing an emergency fund are all basic “money goals” that financial counselors work hard to help clients meet. Sometimes, however, we may all get a little “stuck” or bored using the same familiar methods—experts and clients alike! At times like these,...

Nov 05

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Does that Make Cents? Ways to Help Kids and Teens Learn about Money

By jasonj2 Health and Well-Being

By: Carol Church & David L. Sexton, Jr. As parents and those who work with parents know, it can sometimes feel like there’s an overwhelming amount of information to convey to kids before they grow up. They need to know how to have a healthy relationship…how to run a household…how…

Oct 31

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An Interesting Approach to Managing and Leading Your Military Family Services Workgroups or Organizations

By Bree Petracca Community Engagement

Book Review By Karen Shirer, PhD Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization Logan, D., King, J., & Fischer-Wright H. (2008). New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishing Co. Military Family Service Providers (MFSP) meet the unique needs of service members, military spouses and their children in a world...

Oct 30

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Top 10 Military Money Mistakes

By Kristen Jowers Military Service and Family Life

By Carol Church Service members have so much to think about in order to stay focused, keep their mood positive, and complete their service to our nation. With everything they have going on, it’s sometimes difficult to find the time to properly manage their finances and keep their financial lives…

Oct 29

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Resource Discovery| Struggle Well: Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma

By jasonj2 Health and Well-Being

Ken Falke and Josh Goldberg are no strangers to the struggle and hardships of life, having both been through their own and bearing witness to the experiences of others. Through their work at Boulder Crest, both Falke and Goldberg have made it their life’s mission to help Veterans take their struggle…

Oct 24

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By Robyn Military Service and Family Life

The following is an interview with Patrice Karst, the author of The Invisible String. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Oct 23

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WIC and Members of the Military

By OneOp Military Service and Family Life

By Carol Church As discussed in Can Members of the Military Get SNAP Benefits? we typically hope and believe that members of the military and their families will be provided for when it comes to food, shelter, and medical care. Most of the time, this is the case. However, occasionally families…

Oct 22

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Go Beyond the Webinar| Insights into Opportunities, Possibilities, & Posttraumatic Growth

By jasonj2 Health and Well-Being

The MFLN’s Military Caregiving, Family Transitions, and Family Development Concentration Areas have teamed up to provide a two-part webinar series highlighting the topic of Posttraumatic Growth (PTG). Dr. Richard Tedeschi from the University of Charlotte facilitated part 1 of the webinar series offering the definition and history of PTG, along with…

Oct 17

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Daily Family Routines Are Daily Learning Opportunities for Young Children

By Robyn Health and Well-Being

When providers discuss routines as contexts for early intervention, parents may wonder, “That sounds strange. Bath times are for bathing! How does that help my child learn?” As team members in early intervention, one of our primary goals is to share the fact that infants and toddlers learn by doing everyday things and gradually taking bigger roles in those activities.