The Child of Military Parents:

Children of Millitary Parents watch Mom or Dad leave them to serve their country and come back a stranger. Confusion and hurt run rampant through families when a parent suffers the ravages of war and comes back emotionally impaired, unable to give love to their children in the manner he or she did before.

Suffering from PTSD and emotional numbness, these parents find it difficult to resume their previous role of a loving, stable father or mother because they are no longer that same person. The children, in turn, feel abandoned and powerless, taking blame on themselves for their parent's changed attitudes and behaviors. The children do not understand what happened to their parent.

Parents come to us desperate to begin resuming the role of a loving parent. Through gentle coaching and facilitating open communication, our staff work with parents and children to forge a new relationship where trust and love are a foundation.