| Many children have special needs. They may need | | | | child. You need someone to share your time with |
| to have the ability to interact with a cat, dog, or | | | | and to give hugs and kisses to. Having any type |
| other furry friend can really have a positive | | | | of animal to do this will make a great difference in |
| impact on their quality of life. Interacting with a | | | | their life. it is important to make sure that you |
| pet can sometimes enhance recovery following a | | | | are the child picks the pet that they want so that |
| very serious illness. It can change their quality of | | | | they have a part in the process. |
| life. Having the pet interact with a pet can | | | | The occupational therapy staff of many places |
| sometimes make the recovery following a serious | | | | has embraced the good benefits about animal |
| illness. It can change their behavior, create a | | | | assisted therapy for children with special needs. |
| sense of responsibility and even improve their | | | | The use of animals to help children recover is |
| ability to participate in some type of great | | | | being introduced increasingly to many people. The |
| treatment. | | | | program is set up to help the children discover |
| Animal assisted therapy can create special bonds | | | | pets and those they can have fun and find |
| for the effectiveness of the child's healing and for | | | | happiness with a designated animal that they are |
| bonds to be met as well. Many children have had | | | | assigned to. Having a pet to share time with and |
| a terrible thing happen to them at some point in | | | | be around is a great opportunity and one that the |
| their life. They will need to have something to | | | | child will remember for a lifetime to come. |
| keep them calm and to help them get over the | | | | It is amazing what you can do to with the use of |
| ordeal that they have been through. Having a pet | | | | a good pet. Children can make great memories |
| can be a great way to make things better for | | | | and get well because of the fact that the pet is |
| them and give them someone to love and to love | | | | there for them and giving them the feeling of |
| them back. | | | | love and commitment that they need. This is |
| Many special needs children are looking for | | | | sometimes exactly, what a child needs and that is |
| someone to love them and to give love as well. It | | | | to feel loved even by a pet. |
| is not always easy to find love when you are a | | | | |