Abstract
ABSTRACTMilitary families must navigate the various deployment phases that may occur during sensitive periods of attachment formation and uniquely affect the parent–child bond. Employing community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles, focus groups were conducted with military-involved parents (n = 18) to better understand the psychosocial needs of children. Using grounded theory, we found that attachment issues surfaced as a strong theme. Despite their belief of being present via technology, parents found their children were not digitally connected in the same way, receiving the returning parent in unexpected ways. Strategies are discussed to develop interventions that will help reintegrate deployed service members into their families, including supporting and rebuilding parent–child relationships.
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