Caring for Children and Meeting Mission Needs: Experiences of Parents in Dual-Military Families

Ann Hergatt Huffman, Nora Dunbar, Victoria Van Puyvelde, Zachary P. Klinefelter, Kathrine S. Sullivan

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Abstract

The military has implemented policies and programs to support military members in dealing with child care issues. The current study examines dual-military parents’ attitudes toward child care issues in the military. Using qualitative data from 17 focus groups conducted at 6 military installations, the authors review dual-military parents’ perceptions of the Family Care Plan and on-post child care services. The results suggest 3 key issues related to the Family Care Plan (organization-related stressors, care-related stressors, and noncompliance stressors) and two key issues related to on-post child care (structural obstacles to using on-post child care, and dual-military personnel strategies).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)186-197
Number of pages12
JournalMilitary Behavioral Health
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Child care
  • Family Care Plan
  • child care stressors
  • dual-military parents
  • military
  • on-post child care
  • qualitative

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • General Psychology

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