MCEC Podcast

Extraordinary Military Kid London and Dad Chevy

Join us as we chat with Extraordinary Military Kid London and her dad Major Chevy Cook whose story will be featured in an Arthur episode “When Duty Calls” which premieres on PBS KIDS on October 16^th.

https://pbskids.org/

 

https://www.wgbh.org/programs

 

London -  "I'm proud to be a military kid. Life is about opportunities and finding the positive."

Social Convoys- Dr. Toni Antonucci

The family plays a major role in a military child’s social convoy.  Dr. Toni Antonucci, Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Senior Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan talks about military lifestyle influences and ways to stabilize a child’s convoy of social support. 

 

This podcast has been made possible because of the generous support from the Mildenhall Spouses’ Association.

One in Five Minds

1 in 5 Children in the United States Experience a Mental Illness.  Gerard Migeon, Director of Marketing at Clarity Child Guidance Center a nonprofit treatment center specialized in children’s mental health talks about mental wellness for military children, parenting strategies, warning signs for parents to be aware of and ways to find help for a child. 

 

www.claritycgc.org

https://www.1in5minds.org/military

 

This podcast has been made possible because of the generous support from the Spouses’ Clubs at Warren, Scott and Vance Air Force Bases.

 

Count All Kids

In this podcast, Deborah Stein, Network Director for the Partnership for America’s Children and the Count All Kids Campaign, and Jocelyn Bissonnette, Director of the Funders Census Initiative, talk about a major problem facing the 2020 Census-- the undercount of young children, why it matters, and what parents, schools and community members can do to be sure ALL kids are counted. 

Count All Kids:

https://countallkids.org/

Registration link for the Sept 10 webinar:

https://funderscommittee.org/event/digital-organizing-trainings-content-strategy-for-htc-communities/

Census curriculum for pre-k through 12th grade that helps raise the visibility and understanding of the Census and why it’s important to fill out among parents.  These materials are a great resource for Statistics in Schools Week March 2-6th as well. Constitution Day Resources for the 2020 Census:

https://countallkids.org/resources/constitution-day-resources-for-2020/

Factsheet from the U.S. Census Bureau: 

https://2020census.gov/content/dam/2020census/materials/partners/2019-08/Fact_Sheet_for_Military.pdf

Residence guide sheet that addresses military:

https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/program-management/memo-series/2020-memo-2018_04-appendix.pdf

 

 

De-Stress the College Process with College Board

Steve Bumbaugh the head of College and Career Access at the College Board shares SAT and college preparation tips, resources and scholarship opportunities available to all students.

With 20 hours of practice using the free personalized SAT prep tool with Khan Academy there is an average 115 score gain for students. www.satpractice.org

In 6 critical steps starting junior year of high school, help alleviate some of the stress associated with the college process and be rewarded for grit, persistence and effort with the College Board Opportunity Scholarship at: www.cb.org/opportunity

Big Future- college finder tool. www.bigfuture.org

College Board Military-Focused College Planning can be found at: www.cb.org/military

Pre AP for All

Shawn Francis from the College Board talks about the new changes with Pre AP courses and their relevance for highly mobile students.  

• Parents interested in learning more about Pre-AP should visit: http://preap.collegeboard.org   
• The Opportunity Myth study referenced from TNTP can be found here: https://opportunitymyth.tntp.org/

Extraordinary Military Kid Evan- "Don't Limit Yourself"

Brown University student, Evan, talks about how he turned challenges in high school into opportunities.  He offers advice to other military teens about college, balance, giving back to the community, sports, deployment and much more.  This is a conversation that you will want to share with your kids.   

Desire to Serve

Dr. Bob Grimesey, Superintendent Moore County Schools, military dad, educator and community leader shares about how his county uniquely serves military families along with what has been the driving force behind his desire to serve this community.  

 

Parent to Parent:

https://www.militarychild.org/audience/parents

Student2Student:

https://www.militarychild.org/audience/students

 

Money Matters for College-Bound Kids

As your young adults prepare to head back to college, listen in to hear some tips on what parents can do to help their kids gain crucial money management skills and what every college student needs to know about credit from Executive Vice President for Communications and Operations for the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA) Andia Dinesen. 

 

Are you interested in diving deeper into the topic of kids and money? Login to our FREE Parent to Parent webinar recording of "Show Me the Money: Teaching Children the Value of a Dollar" 

 

Ms. Kim Joiner and Jaren #KnowYourMil

Ms.  Kim Joiner, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Strategic Engagement, talks with our guest S2S host Jaren about an opportunity for all Americans to better understand the military lifestyle through the Know Your Military Initiative.  Join the conversation  at #KnowYourMil or become a supporter at https://www.defense.gov/knowyourmilitary.