Deployment! An emotional cycle with psychological stages that may affect any child. The author shows parents and caregivers how to address the distinct stages of deployment such as worry, anger, detachment, sadness, recovery and anticipation of homecoming by using fun coping techniques, listening and normalizing common concerns, involvement in some decisions, discovering strength in family and community while promoting patriotism.
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Ms. Rehak has been a military wife for 20 years and has done extensive research on the stresses of deployment in the military via an internship with a degree in psychology from California State University and earned a Masters in Educational Leadership from Troy State University, AL. She has acted as a coordinator of the Key Wives Club during the 13the MEU for the Somolian Conflict, Restore Hope in aid to the Kurdish refugees, Operation Provide Comfort and currently supporting her spouse's activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Additionally, Ms. Rehak has been a career counselor, coordinator, and instructor of education and child psychology for the past 7 years at Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey. She has also founded Abidenme Books publishing. The author and publisher resides in Island Heights, New Jersey with her spouse Lt. Colonel Rehak(when he's not deployed),their own Uncle Sam's Kids, Nick, Breezy and Lil'M and their dog Daisy too!
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing but still usable,
This review is from: Uncle Sams Kids: When Duty Calls (Hardcover)
I would not encourage people to spend money on this book, but instead to borrow it from the library or someone who already owns it.
While the theme of separation from daddy is what I wanted, this book was pretty cheesy. The son gets a real name. "Nick" while the daughters are "Breezy" and "Lil M." The boy is shown on almost every page while we see the girls only a few times and often in profile or off to the side. I also would have preferred a book that wasn't focused exclusively on the Navy. My daughter kept asking where the little girl was in the book. I'm glad I have a few more months to locate books that better suit our specific needs. I gave the kids the names of my daughter and her friends, and changed much of the wording while reading it out loud. Even for a children's book, the writing is mediocre at best. I did like that the author showed the father saying goodbye to his children and giving them a way to stay connected with him. I also liked that she depicted the family working on a care package and making "Welcome Home" banners. For Navy/Marine families with sons this would work well, but the rest of us will have to add some other books into the mix as we prepare our children for deployment.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
UncleSamsKidsin When Duty Calls,
By Nancy McDee (Ithaca, New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Uncle Sams Kids: When Duty Calls (Hardcover)
The author did a terrific job offering helpful advice to reduce and deal with the many emotions that children and their parents are feeling when a deployment occurs. I could totally relate to the entire book and I highly recommend it to anyone getting ready to deploy. I also recommend her newest book Uncle Sam's Kids in Moving Again Mom. As a military family we move every three years and found this to be helpful.
I give it a two thumbs up!!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Uncle Sam's Kids in When Duty Calls,
By Mary Sweeney (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Uncle Sams Kids: When Duty Calls (Hardcover)
Uncle Sam's Books in When Duty Calls is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to use it as a tool to explain Daddy or Mommy being gone to serve.
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