MORE ABOUT RAINBOWS                                                  

Crabapple Lane Elementary begins our “RAINBOWS Program” in October. We will be having weekly support groups for children who have suffered a loss due to death, divorce, abandonment, or any other painful transition in their family.

When something significant happens in a family, the entire family is affected.  Even though death, divorce, or loss sometime appear to be only grown up problems, they have a profound effect on the children touched by these experiences. If a parent dies, or a divorce occurs, not only do the parents grieve, the children do also. Because of their age and short life experience, children find it extremely difficult to verbalize their feelings of grief.

We have some very sensitive, caring, trained adults who have said “yes” to helping your children put their feelings into words, work through their grief, build stronger sense of self-esteem, and begin to accept what has taken place in the family.

Children in “RAINBOWS” meet in small groups of four to six children once a week for 30 minutes during the school day. The groups will begin sometime in October, lasting for approximately 12 weeks.

If you have any questions, please call me. The “RAINBOWS” facilitators look forward to assisting your child in expressing and understanding his/her feelings, and in experiencing acceptance for what has happened in the family. Confidentiality will be strictly maintained.

If you are interested in having your child in “RAINBOWS”, please complete the registration form and return it to your child’s teacher by Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Due to the large amount of students wanting to participate in this program, those who have been in Rainbows in the past will only be placed in groups if space is available.

Click HERE for the RAINBOWS REGISTRATION FORM