He cited a 2008 Department of Defense survey of 13,000 spouses of active-duty service members; it showed that while 53% said they felt their children coped well or very well with the absence of one parent, 23% felt that their children coped poorly or very poorly. The spouses also reported that 60% of the children had increased fear or anxiety, 57% had increased behavior problems at home, 38% had decreases in academic performance, and 36% had increased problems at school. http://bit.ly/qGJL1j
by Peter Whalen
