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Children are a large part of the family equation.
There have been many studies concerning the effects of deployment on military families, but there has been very little said and sometimes no information written from the child's perspective. Two concerns identified were, what support groups were available and to whom can they turn for help. An interesting observation was that children living in the United States relied more on the extended family than did the children living overseas. For children living overseas, parents, friends, and teachers played a more significant role than for children living in the United States. Children's concerns centered around whether their parents would return injured after deployment occurred.