The structure of families are different and they are changing through the history. Causes of genesis of the single- parent family can be different, from parent divorce, illegitimate birth, leaving the family. Parent´s death and the continuation of life in the newly created single-parent family is the subject of this diploma thesis. War loss and trauma led to a new structure within the family, which its primary goal, raise and children education , must adapt to the situation. With the help of analysis of existing literature and the analysis of empirical research, in this diploma thesis we are going into closer understanding of uesp bringing in a family which was during the war lost one of their guardians. Based on the responds of interlocutors interviewees, who indicates some problems of education in such a family, but also the features that such education carries, the most difficult situations and accepting the situation as such. Also provided is a different perception of the experience of war suffering and loss by the respondents according to their age and relation experience between environment and Republic Croatia to them. The result showed that the children education of deceased veterans don't differ in the quality in relation to education of other children, but has its own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, life situations that cant understand anyone who isn't meet with situation like that.