https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige By Erika Bilardo en-us 2017-03-08 12:15:40 UTC 2025-12-03 21:25:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 8370253342 https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158669787 Many men in war come home to families after service, such as a wife and children. Not all men who go into war are young and single, and a great many look forward to coming home to spend time with the people they love. Oftentimes, however, there are cases in which coming home sees more complications than the service itself. 
For many soldiers who have actually experienced deployment into war, coming home from such intense situations can be confusing and even difficult. Going from complete chaos straight into peaceful pedestrian life can be challenging for veterans, especially those experiencing symptoms of PTSD.
PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and can be caused by any extremely traumatic situation. War certainly qualifies as one of these. The disorder's symptoms include numbness, panic attacks, extreme stress, bodily tension, headaches, flashbacks, stomach issues and depression/anxiety. The symptoms range from completely physical to almost completely mental, and can vary in any given situation.]]> 2017-03-08 14:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158669787 8370253342 https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158670129 Overall, war has an extreme impact on children of all ages, both today and back in the time of World War I. This impact is distinctly negative, looking at the direct causes of children who develop PTSD themselves and disorders such as RAD, and even the children who end up in government systems like foster care due to episodes of domestic violence within their families. War impacts every aspect of our society, but it hits closer to home when its the innocent youth of our nation.]]> 2017-03-08 14:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158670129 8370253342 https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158673631 "The military service of teachers and the mobilization of schoolchildren for voluntary war work deeply disrupted schooling, especially in Central Europe. In continental Europe, war infused curricula in all academic subjects. It also sped the reform of primary and secondary schooling. University students volunteered en masse in 1914. Female students replaced them, and a new sobriety dominated campus life. Humanities professors played a key role in writing war propaganda. Because technology was critical to the military, the war elevated the importance of scientific research at universities."

]]> 2017-03-08 14:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158673631 8370253342 https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158673754 Many women unfortunately experience the brunt of their partner's symptoms as their significant other. These symptoms and extreme stress can sometimes translate into violent acts against people or objects. As Stacy Bannerman of The Daily Beast says, "The majority of studies of treatment-seeking veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or combat-related mental health issues report that at least 50 percent of those veterans commit wife-battering and family violence. Male veterans with PTSD are two to three times more likely than veterans without PTSD to engage in intimate partner violence, according to the VA, which also found that the majority of veterans with combat stress commit at least one act of spousal abuse in their first year post-deployment."]]> 2017-03-08 14:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158673754 8370253342 https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158679572 While many soldiers go home to strong support systems and families, others do not, and all situations are subject to variation. Many soldiers go home to a significant other and children. Some soldiers are even single parents themselves.
Given that we know the symptoms of PTSD, you can imagine it would be infinitely more difficult to parent a child while experiencing any combination of these symptoms. A child's life is greatly influenced and impacted by the examples set by their parents, so imagine an unstable parental figure in a less than ideal home environment.
Statistics also show that soldiers with PTSD are more likely to engage in domestic violence against their families and loved ones. Children exposed to such events often grow up with trauma themselves, and in such cases experiencing abuse can even develop disorders such as RAD, or Reactive Attachment Disorder, or even varying forms of PTSD themselves.]]> 2017-03-08 15:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/8370253342/5boiqy9ffige/wish/158679572