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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1213158
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0502
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Military Deployment in a Family: Children's Literature as a Basis for Counseling Support
Tubbs, Aimee; Young, Ellie L.; Heath, Melissa A.; Dyches, Tina T.
Reading Horizons, v58 n1 Article 5 p75-99 Mar 2019
The authors summarize 30 children's books that tell stories of a family member's military deployment in order to identify books that could be used in bibliotherapy for children impacted by deployment. In this sample of books, the main characters are most commonly portrayed as feeling sad about a family member's deployment. The most prevalent coping strategies are finding ways to stay connected to the deployed person and talking with an adult. An unexpected finding was a coping strategy of expressing pride in the family member's military service.
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Counseling Techniques, Military Service, Military Personnel, Bibliotherapy, Family (Sociological Unit), Parent Child Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Coping, Adults, Interpersonal Communication, Children, Stress Variables, Elementary School Students, Reading Lists
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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