Session 4 Identifying difficult times

Purpose
Siblings share their difficult times, see similarities of experiences and begin to develop strategies for dealing with them

Time (mins)	Activity	Resources
10	Warm up game to allow siblings to get to know each other more	Find someone who Sheets & pens
5	Welcomes sitting in the circle
20	Discussion activity. Staying in the circle, this activity introduces to the group some of the common difficulties experienced by other siblings	Agony aunt letters in envelopes
20	Discussion activity.Encourage siblings to identify and share their own difficult times.	Hang out your dirty washing Line & shapes
10	Break	Snacks & drinks
40	Discussion activity cont'd. Explore the strategies that siblings used during the difficult times	Hang out your dirty washing- part 2
10	Game to change the mood before going home and raise energy levels if necessary	Pirate ship
5	Goodbyes introduce theme of next week's session; managing difficult times continued using drama