Since the recent wars began in Afghanistan and Iraq this is the first time data has been published about the children of troops deployed abroad. The researchers surveyed parents and child care providers of 169 preschool-age children and found that those with a parent deployed to war were more likely to show aggressive behavior, including hitting, biting, and hyperactivity. However, children younger than 3 years old displayed less behavior problems. Researchers theorize that with their fathers away, these children have more time to bond with their mothers.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.