Intensive Mothering on the Homefront: An Analysis of Army Mothers.

Military-related civilian mothers have a lot in common with other civilian mothers but also face some unique challenges, such as their husbands' deployment. Nine Army-related civilian mothers and one Army wife were interviewed to understand their experience of parenting. Results indicated that like other civilian mothers, Army-related civilian mothers felt more responsible than their husbands to take care of children. However, they were more likely than other civilian mothers to raise children together within the military community in order to adapt to deployment-related stress.