What happens in a Peer Support Group?
Children need to maintain a connection to the people who were important to their life. MargaretAnn’s Place helps the children nurture memories by talking about the person who died, creating photo albums, memory books and acknowledging special occasions. We encourage children to express their feelings through play, art, writing and other expressive means. Such activities help the child manage overwhelming feelings. During Peer Support Group, children are grouped by age depending on how many families are present that evening. Activities are carefully designed to help the children work on their feelings surrounding the death of their loved one. Sadness is the most obvious emotion to expect after a loss, but certainly not the only one. Fear looms large for most of these children. Who will take care of them? Where will we live? Will I die too? At MargaretAnn’s Place we address these fears and concerns and help the children work out their feelings to discover their own personal security.
