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-Leana: We talked a little bit about food and what food can help maybe any kid actually.
- Jane: Yes, the food choices we're going to talk about today are good for any child. It's to support the developing brains. We're going to talk about ways to introduce key brain nutrients into your child's diet.
- So let's see what you have. I'm going to hand them to you and you talk.
Anger is normal and healthy. Every healthy child gets angry at some point, and has the opportunity to learn how to express anger constructively versus destructively. Helping your child stop, calm and constructively express their anger is essential to them becoming emotionally healthy. Learning how to manage anger can happen in age-appropriate ways as early as preschool, but certainly is a common theme throughout grade school.
My daughter and I started a herb garden. At seven years of age, my daughter is fascinated by wildlife and plants, enjoys being outdoors, and is constantly picking flowers from my gardens. She has a deep love for nature, and I want to help her nurture that love.
For a number of years, now, we have had outdoor cats living on our property of six acres, out in the country. With chickens, ducks, goats, pigs, turkeys, rabbits, and even a pony over the years, I have tried to make it a farm like atmosphere for the children living at our house. As a foster parent to over fifty children, I have found that animal therapy is a strong healing factor for children in need. Indeed, pet therapy also teaches children how to have compassion for other living things. For children who have know
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Sadly, the news is too familiar of late. Another suicide of a child in foster care.
This time, Giulianna Ramos Bermudez, 16, was found dead in her bedroom closet at an Orlando group home on June 29 of this year. She was found in her bedroom in the Florida group home she lived in. Authorities said Bermudez killed herself on by tying a belt around her neck.
