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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Kaweah Health Hospice volition big a escaped campy to assistance children dealing with grief to larn however to header and heal successful Visalia.
According to organizers, the Good Grief Camp volition beryllium held connected Oct. 12. The escaped lawsuit aims to assistance children larn coping skills and find healing done games, crafts, and different age-appropriate activities.
Organizers accidental a T-shirt for children and luncheon volition beryllium provided. A Spanish interpreter volition beryllium on-site and determination volition beryllium a peculiar trade task successful which children should bring a 4-inch by 6-inch representation of their loved one.
The campy is geared for children ages 5 to 12, but organizers accidental they person antecedently benefited attendees arsenic young arsenic 4 years aged and arsenic aged arsenic 16. Each kid indispensable beryllium accompanied by a genitor oregon guardian.
“For those successful the midst of grief, sadness is often the superior emotion, and precise few, particularly children, cognize however to process heavy sadness,” said James Susee, Kaweah Health’s Bereavement Coordinator. “While the campy doesn’t instrumentality distant grief, it helps make a harmless and amusive spot for a kid to acquisition joyousness and bid successful the midst of sadness.”
The campy volition beryllium led by professionals trained successful kid development, intelligence health, and education. Officials accidental the campy aims to connection a nurturing situation for children to research their feelings and larn they are not unsocial successful their grief.
The campy volition instrumentality spot from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. astatine the Visalia Nazarene Church astatine 3333 W. Caldwell Ave., successful Visalia. To registry telephone 559-733-0642.
