Summit School cares about military families
Summit School is hosting a Childcare Resource and Referral Training on Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m.-noon.
The special training is for child care providers to learn how to comfort and care for military children. Registration is required. To register please contact Julie Wasiluk at 651.290.9704 x119 or julie@mnchildcare.org.
Tune in tonight to WDSE PBS 8 on April 1, 2009 at 7 p.m. to join Queen Latifah, John Mayer and your Sesame Street friends for “Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change.”
The family television special tells the stories of military families coping with the challenges and impact of combat-related injuries-both visible (such as the loss of a limb) and invisible (such as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury). Join these families as they recount their heroic struggles and discover the remarkable resiliency that sets them on the path to finding a “new normal.”
With help from Elmo, Rosita, and the Sesame Street friends, “Coming Home” gives voice to children as they play a central role in the family’s adjustment process, and encourages them to be what they are: kids. The program also features coping strategies and powerful real stories aimed to help these families and others find ways to be there for each other.
Salute the extraordinary courage of children, offer the general public ways to support service members in their communities, and provide a powerful glimpse into the lives of military families. Children are encouraged to watch “Coming Home” with a parent or caregiver so they can ask an adult any questions they might have.