children of military personnel

Three children discover that their father will leave on deployment and learn ways to deal with separation anxiety and show that they care while he is away.

Children learn to accept and love their daddy after he was wounded in military action, even though he can't do everything he used to do.

Children express their feelings about saying goodbye to their mothers, who must leave to fulfill their military obligations.

Children express their feelings about saying goodbye to their fathers, who must leave to fulfill their military obligations.

A military kid's guide to coping with a parent on deployment that helps them to understand why their parent is gone, and being free to express their feelings and frustrations.

Amanda's father is a soldier, but before he leaves for war, he teaches her not to be afraid of the things that live in the dark--which includes fireflies and crickets--and about the stars.

As Esme introduces her stuffed animal collection that is alphabetically arranged from Alvin the aardvark to Zelda the zebra she also relates her family's military life and her father's deployment.

Presents true accounts from children who have experienced the impact of war when their fathers go off to Iraq. They describe their anxieties, hopes, loneliness, and the turmoil in their homes when dad leaves.

On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Kate struggles to grow up and understand her often violent father.

A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark from the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea.