Many of us have faced the stress of war,either as a child or as an adult. I have some friends who have small children who are facing this stress right now and some who will face this stress very soon. My niece and nephew will send their husband and dad to Afghan within the next month. My nephew will face a birthday and holidays without his dad. My niece is preparing herself for the constant reminding where daddy is speech. The stress from war on children can sometimes lead to feeling isolated, nightmares and worring if dad is coming home. I have heard of some bases getting families together for the children to have play dates and wives just to talk.
Children in Afghan also face the stress of war. The body (biosocial) due to injuries suffered from guns or landmines. They also have low body weight due to malnutrition and diseases. Their cognitive development also suffers because they are too focused on staying alive than learning. According to this article, 80% of the Afghan children suffer from psychological scars.
Bhutts.Zulfigar Ahmed.2002.ChildrenofWar: TheRealCasualtiesoftheAfghanConflict. retrieved November 24,2010. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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