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KMCC parents learn more about crying infants

KMCC parents learn more about crying infants

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Babies can cry up to six hours a day trying to tell their mothers or fathers they want something. From having a full diaper to feeling sick, infants have a very limited way of communicating.

April 14, 2016 ×

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Teens sign a pledge banner at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center food court during Teen Dating Violence Awareness month Feb. 5 on Ramstein. The banner was placed at a booth to help raise awareness of teen dating violence and will be hung in the Teen Center for the remainder of the month. Teens from around the KMC were able to sign the banner as a pledge to be in respectful, violence-free relationships. Family Advocacy will also have a ‘Parenting of Teens’ class for both parents and teens to attend to learn how to have open communication. For more information, contact Family Advocacy at 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

FA offers pledge banner for KMC teens

Photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka
February 11, 2016 ×

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Family Advocacy offers awareness campaign

by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month across the U.S. and on U.S. military installations around the globe.

February 5, 2016 ×

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Helpful holiday tips for single parents

by Emily McCormick 86th Medical Operations Squadron Family Advocacy

The holiday season can be exciting and joyful, but it can also be tough for families impacted by separation or divorce. If you are a parent facing your first holiday season as a single parent, you may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed or concerned about how your children will cope. You are not alone.

December 4, 2015 ×

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Courtesy photoLeaving your child in a car alone, even for 10 minutes, can be dangerous. Regardless of the outside temperature or time of year, children should never be left alone inside a car.

Regardless of temperature, never leave children in car

by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Running into the gas station can turn into a shopping trip with little ones. It may seem less of a hassle to keep them in the car for 10 minutes, but talking to security forces, Family Advocacy and legal are a hassle in a situation that could have been avoided.

July 17, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoJackie Richard, a self-defense seminar student, uses the techniques she learned to break a board held by instructor Michael Grimes. Ramstein Family Advocacy hosted self-defense seminars Oct. 3 to help increase awareness about intimate partner violence. For more information about self-defense seminars and future dates in spring, call Family Advocacy at 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

Family Advocacy observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

by Carmen Schott
Family Advocacy outreach manager

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Air Force and Army Family Advocacy programs are sponsoring a variety of events to help educate the community about intimate partner violence. There will be a variety of information tables available with free resources, self-defense seminars, AFN radio spots and outreach initiatives during October.

October 17, 2013 ×

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Courtesy graphicOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the goal is to educate the community on the resources and services Family Advocacy offers.

Family Advocacy: Building stronger families

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Low manning at the office, being in a foreign country or just another late night at work may be normal for some, but add them all together and the stress can become overwhelming.

October 10, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photoThird grade students brainstorm positive ways to use their hands for helping others.

Air Force, Army Family Advocacy offers ‘Hands are for helping, not for hurting’

by Carmen Schott
Family Advocacy outreach manager

The Air Force and Army Family Advocacy Programs teamed up to offer “Hands are for helping, not for hurting” curriculum across the KMC.

October 3, 2013 ×

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Pamphlets like the one shown here are available from the Family Advocacy Program during their normal hours of operation from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, except for the second Thursday of the each month when they are open from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

Family Advocacy refreshes approach on domestic violence reporting

Story and photo by Rachel Kersey
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Until recently, the Family Advocacy Program’s domestic violence reporting system was unrestricted, a type of report that must be handled with the assistance of the military chain of command.

July 11, 2013 ×