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I think that having a group discussion would be an excellent idea. I think it would help in a daycare situation because the input from the other kids would help the offender realize that even the non-victims in the group are still effected by what he/she did. And if the victim was really upset and didn't really want to talk yet, the input from the other kids in the group could help speak for the victim. The kids could even discuss that they think that the offender should apologize, that way the victim feels that there are people on their side without actually forcing a false apology from the offender. Although I think that this would be another situation where you would have to know the daycare kids really well so you would know whether a discussion like this would further upset the victim. I think some sensitive children might feel self-conscious about it. But then, maybe that needs to happen anyway to help the sensitive child get over that. I'll have to think about that one.
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