Peer Groups for Children
Our Family Forum’s group model provides children an opportunity to share feelings, concerns, and coping skills with other children experiencing the same feelings.
It’s very powerful for the kids to hear, and see, that they are not the only ones facing divorce in their families. Many children internalize and believe the divorce is their fault and that they are the only ones going through this.
Through our Family Forum classes, children will:
- Learn new coping skills
- Learn to accept and relate with family situations in a positive way
- Be better prepared to handle other life crises
For many children, just seeing and hearing that others are going through the same process, and experiencing the same feelings can be very powerful and therapeutic.
- Group goals include:
- Clarify feelings about family changes
- Share similar feelings and experiences
- Gain a realistic picture of divorce
- Learn communication and coping skills
Classes are modeled after Dr. Hammond’s Group Counseling for “Children of Divorce” and the center for Divorce Education’s “Children in the Middle”, and “After the Storm”.