Children of parents deployed to serve overseas assume adult responsibilities . Deployments cause stress but also force children to become more resilient . ` ` My dad told me I am the man of the house , and I have to act like it , '' says Tyler Brown , 16 . Brown created the idea of the BDUs to bring families together .
Children of parents deployed to wars overseas assume adult responsibilities . Deployments cause stress but also force teens to become more resilient . `` My dad told me I am the man of the house , and I have to act like it , '' says Tyler Dix , 16 . Teens created the Sisterhood of the BDUs to bring girls together .