Switch attention and take care of yourself a little, as well as relieve tension, work out your own emotional states through creativity, communication with a psychologist and other parents. This is what adults need in war.
Regular classes for parents and guardians take place in children's spaces created within the PROMESSA project: "Pearl" — in Novovodolazka, "Kryla" — in Zlatopilska, "Zherelo" in Tomakivska communities.
Moms and grandmothers who bring children into spaces are happy to attend classes for adults, as these meetings allow you to talk about your own emotions, experiences and feelings.
Special techniques, including creative ones, used by psychologists, contribute to the development of negative sensations, reduce the level of anxiety and stress. "At first, everyone assures that they do not know how to draw, they are not creative, but in a few meetings they open up and attend classes with pleasure, they notice emotional changes", says Oksana Cherkashina, a psychologist from the children's space "Kryla". She adds that sometimes it is more difficult for adults to express their emotions, for example, not every participant immediately remembers when she felt joy. Therefore, it is also important for adults to pay attention to their emotional state and work with small joys - something pleasant to support themselves every day.
And in the spaces, specialists are helped to recognize the emotional states of children, and are taught how to respond to them correctly, since a stable adult is the basis for the child's emotional peace. And at the same time, psychologists pay attention to the principles of responsible parenthood, which involves taking care not only of the child's physical condition, but also creating safe conditions for his full emotional, intellectual, moral and psychological development.
The project "PROMESSA: Protection of children, response to emergency situations and health care for the most vulnerable families affected by the conflict in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions" is implemented by the NGO "Association of Democratic Development" in partnership with the branch of the "Ter des Om Italy ETS" foundation in Ukraine (TDH Italy) Terre des Hommes Italia in Ucraina. The project is financed by Italian Cooperation. And it is implemented with the aim of strengthening mental health and improving the social adaptation of children and their families who suffered from the war in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Nataliya Kravchenko shared her impressions of visiting the "Kryla" space - video.
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