new therapist

[The People]

Do your kids have a pet? Pets? Best therapy going. If they had a working dog (they have them for many types of issues now.) The kids could take the dog with them when you go places that are frightening for them. And cats are so good for cuddling with and loving; if they are having a good day.

My friend wrote a book called "On Toby's Terms" which is about a rescue dog they brought into their lives and who was the actual weapon of mass destruction. With guidance they got toby a job at the local mental hospital where he visited people every week. He made a huge change in their lives. It will be a movie sometime soon. The author is Charmaine Hammond. It was self published so as a teacher I caught a few errors (and how it was written up is so Charmaine) but you toss those things aside as you get lost in Toby's story. Maybe a good Christmas gift that you could read together.