Children of parents deployed to serve overseas assume adult responsibilities . Deployments cause stress but also force children to become more resilient . They 've planned a 2010 conference that will bring together 400 military girls from across the state to address the issues of being a military child . ` ` 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 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 .