Why do we like kids and pets? Simple. They bring us joy, happiness, activity, fun, and most of all, they keep us young at heart. National Kids & Pets Day is dedicated to furthering the magical bond between children and animals and to help bring awareness to the plight of pets in shelters awaiting new homes.
The future of our children and their ability to show compassion toward animals and each other, depends on us, to give them the skills necessary to make the world a better, kinder place to live. Children with learning disabilities can greatly increase academic success reading to pets and pets help shy children to open up and feel more confident. The responsibility that a child can learn from caring for a pet is vital in their social development. Children that grow up with pets tend to be extremely nurturing and compassionate, making dedicated and loving parents and pet owners themselves. This, in turn, simply makes for a happier world. And who doesn't want that?
The future of our children and their ability to show compassion toward animals and each other, depends on us, to give them the skills necessary to make the world a better, kinder place to live. Children with learning disabilities can greatly increase academic success reading to pets and pets help shy children to open up and feel more confident. The responsibility that a child can learn from caring for a pet is vital in their social development. Children that grow up with pets tend to be extremely nurturing and compassionate, making dedicated and loving parents and pet owners themselves. This, in turn, simply makes for a happier world. And who doesn't want that?
National Kids and Pets Day encourages you to ADOPT rather than SHOP. Millions of orphaned pets sit in shelters awaiting new homes. But be sure that your child and family are ready for a new pet.
Celebrate your kids and pets... today and every day! Celebrate National Kids and Pets Day by going for a walk or to the park. Getting exercise with your children and pets is not only a great way to have fun, but it is a great opportunity to teach children the responsibilities of pet ownership. Let the child hold the leash or train with the dog. Help the child perform the duties that parents usually take care of. Most of all, enjoy the time together!
What began as a dream and was launched as a one night a week program – in daylight and good weather only – for 10 students, Saddle Up! is the oldest and largest program in the region and the only program in Middle Tennessee that exclusively serves children and youth with disabilities. Saddle Up!’s mission is to provide children and youth with disabilities the opportunity to grow and develop through recreational activities with horses. They bring that mission to life by providing a year-round program that will serve an estimated 190 children/youth in 2011on their 34-acre farm near Franklin, TN. For many of their riders, Saddle Up! is one of the few, if not the only, recreational programs available to them. Behind all the programs, volunteers, and plans is a child. Serving that child – with an emphasis on the abilities of each individual – is the focus of all that happens at Saddle Up!. For any child, mounting a horse can be a frightening prospect. But before long, all of the children are wearing heartwarming grins that lift the heart. The opportunity for them to leave behind the world of special classes, tutors, doctors, hospitals and medicine is often more therapy than the best educational or medical minds can deliver.
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To support Saddle Up!, please visit: http://www.saddleupnashville.org/
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