Through the years of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, we have seen media coverage of newly deployed soldiers and the return of the faces of children and spouses left at home , heartbreaking and happy encounters when the soldiers return. Many military parents have experienced multiple deployments and deployments over the past decade, but only recently has attention turned to the effects on children whose parents are deployed. Recent studies indicate that children from military families with a deployed parent are under stress, causing increased visits to pediatric care for anxiety, behavioral disorders, and other mental health problems (Chandra, Lara-Cinisomo, Jaycox, et al, 2010 ;. Chandra, Martin Hawkins & Richardson, 2010; Chartrand, Frank, White & Shope, 2008; Flake, Davis, Johnson & Middleton, 2009; Behavioral health problems of children of military families; parent The main stressors are the absence/separation of the parents, the use of long-distance parenting by the mother or father, the challenges that parents at home face in supporting the family, adapted when the parent returns. to care, without having to worry about parents' use of safety and fear of death (often exacerbated by media exposure) and changes in the child's position, in particular, older children may take on some of the duties caring for younger siblings. Research shows that families experience increased stress when a parent becomes active, and children experience higher parental psychosocial behavioral manifestations than the normal population, says study author Eric M. Flake, MD, a U.S. Air Force specialist. Medical .... .. middle of paper ... attack tolerance, according to Flake. "Clinical social workers provide much of the support and resistance to skill training. And for families with special needs, the social worker as investment case manager can do wonders to support the family," she said. For social workers without a military background who work with military families, Chandra Chartrand recommends learning about military life and the challenges of implementing it and developing an awareness of what it means to be part of the military culture. “Because more than two-thirds of medical care for military children occurs in the community of nonmilitary providers, it is important that civilian social workers who do not practice in the conventional military, such as around a base, pay attention to the specific needs of military children. military children and how to access resources and better help these children,” Gorman says.