Stillwaters services are offered free of charge and
without obligation.
To contact us for
more information or for dates and times of the
Children's Support Groups call (262)
548-9148 or email us at
staff@stillwaterscenter.org
Brave Hearts: Youth programs and services
Sponsored by the
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Oconomowoc Area
Foundation Fund
The goals for this program are to educate and support children while a
parent/significant person in their life in
undergoing cancer treatment.
Objectives:
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Children’s
knowledge about cancer and treatment will
increase.
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Normalization of
feelings.
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Children will be
better able to identify strengths and normalize
anxiety.
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Children will be
better equipped to express and manage anger
appropriately.
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Communications
about feelings will improve.
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Communication is
facilitated with the parent/significant other
who have cancer.
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Children will learn
that they are not alone and will be better
equipped to cope in the new unsettling
environment.
Why are support programs important to
children?
When one family member
has cancer, the whole family is affected. When
that family member is a parent, he or she can be
overwhelmed with trying to understand the diagnosis,
treatment options, personal reactions and emotions,
along with how the illness will affect the family.
Providing children with open and honest
age-appropriate information from the beginning of
the diagnosis will lead to feelings of trust,
control and involvement. Child experts
recommend that children be involved in any illness
that affects the family, yet parents are often at a
loss to know exactly what to do. Stillwaters
programs help children learn that being sad,
frightened and even angry is a normal part of the
cancer experience. The program helps children
to identify and moderate their feelings without
having to “stuff” them or feel overwhelmed by them.
They also learn about cancer and treatment options
and how to communicate with other family members
during this difficult period.
To contact us for
more information or for dates and times of the
Children's Support Groups
call (262)
548-9148 or email us at
staff@stillwaterscenter.org
