MCEC Podcast

Join us as we talk with Bruce Shahbaz and Karen Lanning about what the College Board offers to help college-bound high school students be successful in achieving their post-secondary goals. Find out how students can earn college credit at a significant discount, as well as, improve their SAT scores by as much as 200 points.

www.militarychild.org

https://www.collegeboard.org/

Big Future:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org “Planning for College doesn’t have to be stressful.”

To learn more about the Daily Practice App mentioned in the podcast visit:

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/daily-practice-app

The Military Child Education Coalition Call for the Arts is a visual arts and writing initiative that allows military kids to communicate pride in their parents, celebrate their military-connected lives and acknowledge their grief and worry through art.  In today's podcast we will hear from Susan Connolly who is charge of the initiative along with hearing the stories of two exceptional military kids, Hannah and Mary Elizabeth, as they talk to us about their experiences and submissions.  Susan will also share about Second Lady of the United States, Mrs. Karen Pence's contribution to Call for the Arts and passion for helping people through art therapy.  

Since MCEC began the “Call for the Arts” in 2002, thousands of military children - from all over the world, from every service, of all ages - have mailed MCEC their drawings, poems, and interpretations of what it means to be a military child.  If you have a young artist we encourage you to reach out to us!

To email Susan Connolly directly about Call for the Arts:  [email protected]

Visit our MCEC website at : https://www.militarychild.org/programs/the-call-for-the-arts to download an application for Call for the Arts or watch the video from Mrs. Karen Pence, Second Lady of the United States

To read the On the Move article we mentioned in the interview go to https://www.militarychild.org/news/issues .  “Arts in Education” featuring Mrs. Karen Pence is the November 2018 issue on pages 16-17.

In today’s podcast, Dr. Leanne Knobloch, a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois and MCEC Science Advisory Board member, will talk about her findings from research on how military families communicate during reintegration after deployment along with practical application and resources.

www.militarychild.org

Register for the FREE MCEC Parent to Parent webinar Navigating the New Normal: Reintegration After Deployment with Dr. Knobloch that we mentioned in the podcast at:

https://events-na5.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/968319730/en/events/event/private/1825780098/1835195351/event_registration.html?sco-id=2024977105&_charset_=utf-8

Dr. Mike Matthews from the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West Point and Dr. Kristina Callina from the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University talk about emerging strategies at the US Military Academy and the Army that aim to foster and promote character development in cadets and soldiers.   This podcast will share practical advice parents can use to optimize character development in their children. 

On the Move magazine November 2018 edition- pg. 24-25 “Character Corner” with Dr. Mike Matthews

https://www.militarychild.org/news

“Preparing to Fly the Nest” FREE MCEC Parent to Parent webinar

In this webinar we will provide you with detailed information about paperwork, healthcare, finances, social/emotional needs and homesickness so that your military-connected teen is ready to head off on their own while trying to avoid some of the potential stressors that go with this process.

https://www.militarychild.org/webinars

In this podcast, family therapist and author of Home for Dinner: Mixing Food, Fun, and Conversation for a Happier Family and Healthier Kids, Dr. Anne Fishel, talks about common obstacles to dinners, picky "selective" eaters, and conflict at the table.  She will also share ideas on how to overcome barriers to having regular family meals and her work as the Co-founder of the non-profit, The Family Dinner Project. 

The Family Dinner Project:  https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/

This podcast has been brought to you by HEB.