This is helpful information for the teenager in the family — a group we often ignore when discussing the struggles of the returning combat veteran. It's a book written by Michelle Sherman, a clinical psychologist in Oklahoma, who specializes in supporting families affected by PTSD/trauma
Dr. Sherman wrote it primarily as a source of support and education for military teens, but also as a tool to educate civilian youth about the military family experience.
This is especially important now because the military is so isolated from the rest of society. It's very different from World War II, when a teenager was almost sure to find others on the block who had a family member involved in the war effort.
Although the four young bloggers in the book are fictional, the stories are real ones taken from the lives of teens Dr. Sherman actually knows.
The four kids blog about:
- Pride in parent's military service
- Confusion, anger and sadness over deployment
- Challenge of reconnecting after homecoming
- Finding a "new normal"
- Divorce
- Teen depression
- Excitement of homecoming
- Dealing with parent's emotional and physical challenges post-deployment
- Resilience and post-traumatic growth
See the website www.SeedsofHopeBooks.com for more information.
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