Troops' kids feel war toll
WASHINGTON - After seven years of war, most children of combat troops are showing more fear, anxiety and behavioral problems, according to the Pentagon's most sweeping survey of the effects of war on military children. Six out of 10 U.S. Military parents told researchers their children have increased levels of fear and anxiety when a parent is sent to war... Ref. Source 9
Any time a parent goes to war the children are affected. They become detached from that parent but they still want to be part of their lives. The fact that a lot of time they have no clue if their parent is still alive or wounded or even killed in action can cause them a lot of stress.
I have noticed that when a child feels stressed they tend to act out more and get in trouble. They tend to be with drawn a lot from their friends too. I think a lot of parents have a hard time dealing with their own stress and worry when their partner is over in war that they can not always handle the childrens stress.