War also breaks down trust between people. Children can no longer trust adults. The pain suffered by survivors of war lasts a life time and often causes one to lose their speech, to not sleep, to have nightmares, to lose their desire to eat, to withdraw from others, to lose interest in play, to become anxious or violent, and to acquire learning difficulties. Years of therapy is needed before they can learn to live with so many painful memories and continue with a normal life. Many will never receive this therapy.
Schools become targets during war since the education of a country's children is so important.
Even when schools still operate during war, education is of lower quality. Money is short, the supply of materials is slow, and fear and disruptions make it difficult to create a learning atmosphere. Fear and loss of family members makes it difficult to concentrate. All rights reserved.