So I was watching Ellen the other day and she and her wife had a segment about a place called The Gentle Barn.
This place is amazing and I encourage everyone to check it out.. They take abused, neglected and unwanted animals, and rehibilitate them.. but this is not even half of what they do.. Yes it is alot and the Animals are in a better place. BUT!!!!
They also have special needs children come in and help with the animals grooming to help with large motor skills, and feeding the animals helps with fine motor skills and finger extentions.. Being the mother of Special needs children, my heart was happy to be hearing about a place like this..
This place is amazing and I encourage everyone to check it out.. They take abused, neglected and unwanted animals, and rehibilitate them.. but this is not even half of what they do.. Yes it is alot and the Animals are in a better place. BUT!!!!
They also have special needs children come in and help with the animals grooming to help with large motor skills, and feeding the animals helps with fine motor skills and finger extentions.. Being the mother of Special needs children, my heart was happy to be hearing about a place like this..
Howeverrrrrrr...
Special needs children are not the only ones coming out to The Gentle Barn, Children at risk, inner-city kids, kids in group homes, foster children are also coming out to the Barn and finding friends in the animals. They are finding they can relate to these animals because in some cases the anaimals and the children share the same pasts.
My hats are off to The Gentle Barn and I am going to leave some links so that if anyone ever reads my little Blog here they can take a peek..
http://www.gentlebarn.org/
Special needs children are not the only ones coming out to The Gentle Barn, Children at risk, inner-city kids, kids in group homes, foster children are also coming out to the Barn and finding friends in the animals. They are finding they can relate to these animals because in some cases the anaimals and the children share the same pasts.
My hats are off to The Gentle Barn and I am going to leave some links so that if anyone ever reads my little Blog here they can take a peek..
http://www.gentlebarn.org/
