Fort Campbell, KY
Reunion & Reintegration
With the anticipation of the end being near, this is a joyous time for you, your soldier and your family. Soldiers are ready to return and happy to be home, yet may feel guilty about the things they have missed. Patience and communication will help ease the transition. Children may react differently than what parents expect or hope for. Very young children may not remember the deployed person and may be shy. Older children may be resentful of the time the deployed person was away from the family. Children may need time to get reacquainted. Give it time. If there were unresolved marital or family problems before the deployment, they will not have gotten better during the deployment. Realize it will take time and effort to resolve such problems. Be patient and keep expectations reasonable. Take advantage of all available resources, contact ACS 270-798-3843 or toll free 1-866-804-8763.
Deployment and Children
Children, at any age can sense when someone is gone. They may not know how to fully express themselves, but their actions can give you many signs. Communicate with your child, keep them in the loop. Remember, just because you are the adult, it does not mean that your child can not pick up on your feelings/emotions. For more information, call ACS at 270-798-3843.
Fort Campbell Child & Youth Services (CYS)
School Age Activity Book 
Army Teens Talk
Deployment and Family Separation: An annotated bibliography
Kids Information on Deployment Stuff (K.I.D.S.)
