How Dogs Help Children

So often in our work, we focus on senior citizens and their unique needs. But children can benefit greatly from dog ownership. Most of us with therapy dogs remember a special dog we had as a child that made us feel calm, made us feel loved.

A GCLOAL member Diane K. wanted to share this with our chapter today to remind us of this, and she sent me the email below. Here are 12 reasons why dogs are good for children: