This study focused on the peer support group activities organized in two northern-Finnish places for children with hearing loss and their experiences of it. Two research questions were set for this study: (1) What kind of support did peer support group activities provide for children with hearing loss as described by themselves?; and (2) What kinds of practical solutions did the support from the peer support group activities provide for children with hearing loss as described by themselves? This was an ethnographic child research, in which the research participants were 16 (12 girls, 4 boys, aged 7-17 years) northern-Finnish children with hearing loss. The main research data consisted of the researcher's field notes and diaries, and focus group interviews among the research participants. Additional research data consisted of various questionnaires and background information. Peer support group activities provided children with hearing loss social, functional, cognitive, and emotional peer support and each of these included practical solutions to cope with hearing loss in everyday life. The benefits of peer support could be summarized as follows: (1) peer support group activities provided information and coping skills for the children' daily lives; (2) participation in group activities and group discussions strengthened the children's social competence; and (2) peer support group activities empowered the participants. The importance of friends and social relationships for children with hearing loss is discussed based on the findings.
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