“Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” summer therapy courses for children and parents have been completed in Chornomorsk, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, and Lviv. The program included a lot of discussions about fears.
Fears in childhood are a usual thing. Some children are afraid of darkness, others are afraid of snakes or spiders. But this summer, almost all participants of the therapy sessions mentioned their fear of war, fear of explosions or loud sounds of the warning sirens. They were talking about the loss of their homes and close friends, the death of a pet or even a close person. And these topics were relevant not only for the children, but also for their parents.
In spite of the sadness, pain, and fear, every participant had a desire to free themselves from these heavy emotions and to transform anxiety into inner peace and self-confidence. So, step by step, in the atmosphere of warmth, positivity and trust, while developing new self-help techniques, everyone achieved good results and gained personal victories!
The trainers of the groups for children and parents: Nadiya Hurman and Tetyana Hurman (Odesa region, Chornomorsk), Roman Bilogryvyi and Nataliya Kozak (Khmelnytskyi), Olga Yurtsenyuk, Nataliya Tsymbalyuk and Nadiya Perius (Chernivtsi), Nataliya Mudryk and Olena Petrushkevych (Lviv). We are grateful for their wonderful work and the photos provided.
