Here is another excellent account of how effective animal assisted therapy is. It is a subject brought up often here because of it’s successful implementation into various teen therapy programs at boarding schools and teen boot camps.
“Bill Langford will tell you of an old adage he’s come to treasure, “The outside of a
horse is good […]
A friend told of the deep grief that her young son endured during a one week period in which he lost both a very close uncle and his first, childhood sweetheart.
The young boy’s sorrow knew no bounds. He barely stopped crying for days. When relatives at the Uncle’s funeral offered to take him […]
Cruelty to animals & smaller children
Morbid fascination (beyond normal for juvenile males) with violence and death
Fascination with fire /fire-setting
Threats or talk about killing or harming others
Considered “weird” or dangerous by peers
Uncontrollable temper tantrums, especially at early ages
Narcissistic, thinks others have no rights
History of enuresis (bedwetting)
* Note, though, that many children possess one or
more of these […]