How does growing up in a war environment affect a child's views and emotions?
Growing up in a warfare environment can affect a child in many ways depending on his or her experiences. It's different for the child whose parents are in the war versus the child of a secure, wealthy upper class family who don't have to worry about being ambushed by soldiers are having his or her parents taken away in the middle of the night. War can be emotionally scarring and may lead to intense fear or loss of trust in humanity, at least that's what I believe. After the war, children can be victims of PTSD where they have recurring phases of flashbacks of traumatic events. On the flip side, children may grow up thinking that war is just a part of everyday life or that it is justified. Some children may end up wanting to fight in the war if another family member influences them or they feel a sense of patriotism towards their country/the need to fight. The possibilities are limitless, but in the end, I think that everyone is a victim of warfare. Children lose their parents, their loved ones, a life that could be spent living happily. And for those not directly involved with the war, they may lose sight of morality or fail to recognize that there are less fortunate individuals who are suffering.-Rachel Chung
Growing up in a warfare environment can affect a child in many ways depending on his or her experiences. It's different for the child whose parents are in the war versus the child of a secure, wealthy upper class family who don't have to worry about being ambushed by soldiers are having his or her parents taken away in the middle of the night. War can be emotionally scarring and may lead to intense fear or loss of trust in humanity, at least that's what I believe. After the war, children can be victims of PTSD where they have recurring phases of flashbacks of traumatic events. On the flip side, children may grow up thinking that war is just a part of everyday life or that it is justified. Some children may end up wanting to fight in the war if another family member influences them or they feel a sense of patriotism towards their country/the need to fight. The possibilities are limitless, but in the end, I think that everyone is a victim of warfare. Children lose their parents, their loved ones, a life that could be spent living happily. And for those not directly involved with the war, they may lose sight of morality or fail to recognize that there are less fortunate individuals who are suffering.-Rachel Chung
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