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OmbudsmanAppreciation 43 Years o
Standing Watch over our Families
Contents
eptember is Child Saety Month
aby-Proofng Your Home
eady and Resilient Navy FamiliesWebinar Series
re You Prepared?
mployment and Transition Corner
The Navy Family Ombudsman Program has been in place or 43 years and is a strong compone
o amily readiness. During the month o September, the Navy community will take time to
recognize the contributions o our command ombudsmen.
Ombudsmen represent both the command and the amilies; they perorm a service which is
oten very challenging. These volunteers help during all phases o deployment, disasters and
crises. They are also there to assist with general questions and challenges acing Navy amilies.
They serve because they are passionate and want to make a dierence.
In spite o increasing challenges, ombudsmen continue to volunteer their time with a smile and
a heartelt interest in command amilies. Their ability to move orward in the ace o adversity is
one o the extraordinary characteristics exhibited by ombudsmen.
Take comort in the act that your command ombudsmen understand the challenges you ace
on a daily basis, because they too, are Navy Family members. Please take this opportunity to
recognize and thank your command ombudsmen or all they do or you and your amily.
View the 2013 Ombudsman Appreciation Events in your area.
Impact o Deployment on Young ChildrenAt a time when the U.S. military has the highest number o parents among its active-duty servi
members and is engaged in the longest sustained military conict in its history in Iraq and
Aghanistan, new research is showing that the strain on military amilies is being elt acutely by
even its youngest members, children under the age o 6. Young children can exhibit the same
anxiety, depression, stress and aggression that some older children and adults experience ater
living with multiple deployments, long separations and oten tense and awkward reunions wit
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mily Connection is a publication o the Fleet
d Family Support Program.
e Navy's Fleet and Family Support Program
omotes the sel-reliance and resilience o
ilors and their amilies. We provide inormation
at can help you meet the unique challenges o
e military liestyle.
e appearance o external links in this newsletter
es not constitute ofcial endorsement on behal
the U.S. Navy or Department o Deense.
you have questions or comments, contact
mothy McGough at [email protected] .
Visit us online at:
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Mobile Network
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Youve
arrived!
Your children
may still have
some big
adjustments
ahead o
them. It is
normal or kidsto take three months or more to
to a new home. Spend time listen
explaining and reassuring and th
adjustment will go more smooth
your entire amily.
New Spouse Orientation
is now available on-demand.
It provides inormation on bene
support services, military culture
resources tohelp new Navy
Spouses adapt
to the military
liestyle.
parents returning rom war, particularly when the parent has been physically or mentally
traumatized.
A new report released by Child Trends, a nonprot research center, ound that while
children are resilient, war can take a steep and potentially long-lasting toll during their
critical early years, when the brain is growing rapidly and children are developing a
sense o trust in the world. The report, Home Front Alert: The Risks Facing Young
Children in Military Families, surveys scientic literature over the past decade and
notes that stress levels or military amilies are unprecedented. Nearly one in ve service
members returning rom Iraq or Aghanistan reports acute stress, depression or anxiety,
including high numbers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic
brain injury.
When a parent is depressed or anxious, the researchers say, stress acts like a contagion
and spreads throughout the amily. Inants can become listless, cranky, unable to sleep
or unwilling to eat. Toddlers can be alternately clingy or withdrawn. They may be sullen
or explode with unexpected tantrums. Preschoolers may eel guilty and responsible or
a death or or amily discord. They may regress, begin wetting the bed or be unable to
sleep alone.
Many resources are available to assist amilies. Contact the Clinical Counseling Sta
at your local Fleet and Family Support Center, Military Treatment Facility or Military
OneSource or assistance.
September is Child Saety MonthMany o us rely on electronic and video gaming or various reasons to entertain us,
to minimize boredom or to relieve stress. Video gaming is a billion-dollar industry that
targets young adults. Consequently, many young parents have made electronic and
video gaming one o their avorite pastime activities. Researchers who have studied this
phenomenon reported that electronic and video gaming can have both a negative
and positive impact on the gamer and on others. For instance, research conducted
by the Ofce o Naval Research suggests that there are some video games that can
help adults process inormation much aster and improve their undamental abilities
to reason and solve problems. However, many young parents and childcare providers
are responsible or inants and toddlers but preoccupied with electronic and videogaming; they are putting their children at risk. Child atality studies indicate that many
parents are increasingly being distracted by requent electronic and video gaming
activities. According to Dr. Barbara Craig, CAPT, MC, USN (Ret.), Founder and Director
or the Armed Forces Center or Child Protection and the Department o Deenses
leading orensic pediatrician, too many parents are compromising their child saety due
Impact o Deployment
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to their electronic and video gaming
obsession. There have been numerous
child deaths reportedly caused by young
parents or other childcare providers who
were ocusing on playing a video game
when they should have been tending
to the needs o a child. Autopsy reports
conrmed that these types o incidents
involved children who were suocated,
beaten or malnourished. As with most
lie activities, we must be take every
precaution to minimize the risk and
saety hazards.
Below are several indicators that
parents and childcare providers shouldbecome amiliar with to determine i
they or someone they know is in need
o support to help them prevent child
abuse and child neglect:
N Cannot stop playing
N Poor school and work
perormance
N Lying about how much they play
N Decreased attention to hygiene
N Decreased attention to amily
and riends
N Decreased sleep
N Withdrawal symptoms
N Irritability i someone prevents
them rom playing
N Negative outcomes in personal
relationships
N Intense guilt or intense pleasure in
gaming
N Spending too much money on
videogames
To learn more about how you can keep
children sae contact your local New
Parent Support Home Visitation Program
go to www.sp.navy.mil.
Baby-Proofng Your HomeWhen you have a baby, whether it is your rst or th, nothing is more important tha
ensuring his or her saety. A home can be lled with many potential baby hazards, bthere are a ew easy saety precautions you can take to baby-proo your home:
N Lock your window latches or window guards to prevent children rom alling
out o upper oor windows.
N Ensure window coverings are sae; corded window coverings and blinds can
a strangulation hazard. TheWindow Covering Saety Council oers ree repair
kits to make corded window coverings saer.
N Install cabinet and drawer latches to prevent children rom getting into
hazardous chemicals.
N Stay up-to-date on saety recalls or all home products.
N Find additional important home saety inormation atwww.cdc.gov/saechild
and kidshealth.org/parent/rstaid_sae/.
I your home does not meet your saety needs, contact the Navy Housing Service
Center (HSC) or assistance. You can nd Navy HSC contact inormation online at
www.cnic.navy.mil/HousingQuickReerence.
Navy Fleet and Family Readiness has
developed a series owebinars
specically
designed
to help Navy
amilies adjust
to the challenges
o deployment.
These 60-minute webinars will provide
Sailors and amily members with the
knowledge, resources and tools to
promote and enhance amily resilience.The September webinar will take place on
September 19 at 1 P.M. Eastern Time and
will ocus on suicide prevention. Empower
yoursel with the knowledge to ACTso
that a Sailor, riend or amily member in
distress receives the help needed to stay
aoat.
To enter and attend the webinar, Sailors
and amily members should ollow the
instructions below:
1. Open Internet Explorer on your
computer. Click on the ollowing link:
http://zeiders.adobeconnect.com/
deploymentamilies/.
2. Type your name in the box next to th
Enter as a Guest label.
3. Click the Enter button. The classroo
will open in a new screen window. Th
is a pop-up window, so you may hav
to disable that security setting or this
instance.
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Employmentand Transition CorneVeteran Pledge Initiative frothe Small Business Associatio
The Small Business Administration (SBA
announced the SBA Veteran Pledge
Initiative, a commitment by its top lend
to collectively increase lending activity
veterans
by ve
percent
per year
or the
next ve
years! SBA expects to assist an additiona2,000 veterans with support rom some
their top 20 national lending partners, a
approximately 100 additional regional a
community lending partners across the
United States. The loans will help vetera
start or expand small businesses. The
increase in lending looks to be about $4
million over the next ve years. To read
on the Veteran Pledge Initiative visit the
webpage. To learn more about addition
opportunities or veterans available throthe SBA visit http://www.sba.gov/vetera
Returning Warrior Workshops (RWW)
Returning Warrior Workshop Schedule and IA Family Events www.ia.navy.mil.
Click Links and Resources.
IA Discussion Group Schedule
View the Fleet-wide list o classes, support
groups and events.
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Are You Prepared?I a catastrophic disaster were to occur today, would you be prepared?
Would you have an emergency kit ready or use? I you and your amily were
separated, would you know what to do? September is National Preparedness
Month and it is the perect time to evaluate i you and your amily are prepared or
an emergency or disaster.
Be informed. Find out what disasters are most likely to happen in your area and
the history o their occurrence. Local emergency management ofces can help
you identiy the potential hazards, provide an outline o the local plans, and make
recommendations or you and your amily. You should also become amiliar with
the location o emergency acilities.
Have a plan. Talk with your amily about dierent disasters and what actions
to take or each o them. Find out the various evacuation routes and establish a
designated meeting place. Discuss how you will communicate with each other i
you are separated and designate one or two out-o-state contacts who you can
check in with and make contact cards with important phone numbers or each
amily member to carry. Practice your plans and ensure that your children know
what they are supposed to do.
Have an emergency kit. This is a collection o basic items you may need in the
event o a disaster. Having emergency kits or your home and vehicle will permit
you to evacuate more quickly and or ensure that you and your amily can meet
your basic needs until help arrives. Review the inormation available on www.
Ready.Navy.mil and www.Ready.gov to nd out what supplies you should have in
your kit.
The time and eort you and your amily invest in planning will make a dierence
in your ability to handle any potential emergency situation or disaster and will help
each o you to stay sae.
Download the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS)
App. This app is a great resource or emergency preparedness inormation and
can connect you directly to NFAAS. Download it today or your iPhone or Droid.
Search or NFAAS or scan the appropriate QR code below.
Droid iPhone
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To contact your ombudsman go to
www.ombudsmanregistry.org
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