Surveys have indicated that most children have not become psychiatric casualties, while a small proportion have suffered terribly and a larger proportion have suffered less severely and for a much shorter time. Other studies that the conflicts have not affected children's ideas about the morality of violence and have not resulted in a decline in general moral attitudes and values. Moreover, juvenile delinquency rates have remained relatively low in Northern Ireland, despite the poverty and high youth unemployment. However, researchers may have been asking the wrong questions. In addition, the impact of conflict may be observed in subtle and important ways in the future. Figures, tables, and 7 references