These types of emotions and experiences are something every kid will likely experience at some point in life, but it seems military children must learn to cope and deal with these earlier in their lives. My children have learned to go out and make friends easily. Lt. Col. Marianne LaRivee, Jamie's mother, agrees. The colonel is a military brat herself, so all she knows is military life. The kids get used to change and coping with new things, but there are also constants you can take from one assignment to the next to ease the transition, she said.
Parents have to get involved and engage their kids.
Every military parent interviewed for this story echoed her sentiments. The Averys are stationed at Ramstein and Diane is a speech therapist and substitute teacher for the Department of Defense Schools in Germany. But, the military has been very good to us, and this lifestyle has made us a stronger family. I think when my kids get older they'll look back on this experience and truly appreciate the opportunities they've had. Some of those opportunities are the same ones Jamie LaRivee already understands.