{"id":2108,"date":"2017-07-26T03:48:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2017-07-26T03:48:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T11:48:04","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-cats-helping-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2108","title":{"rendered":"Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday \u2013 Cats Helping Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lily8months-037-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lily8months-037-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lily8months-037-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lily8months-037-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lily8months-037.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Yesterday, we talked about how kids help cats. Here\u2019s an article focused on how cats can help children with anxiety and depression. And this piece is written by a teen. Angie Bailey has written other articles related to children and cats. So how does Angie believe that cats can help troubled kids? Here are a few of the ways they can bring comfort: they invite and encourage touch, they can be a distraction for an overloaded or disoriented mind, and they provide friendship without judgment. I think you\u2019ll enjoy reading Angie\u2019s article. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/cat-behavior-cats-therapy-anxiety-depression-in-kids-children\">http:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/cat-behavior-cats-therapy-anxiety-depression-in-kids-children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cats are known to help children with autism come out of their shell. Here\u2019s more on that. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/children-autism-can-become-more-social-cat-their-side-343684\">http:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/children-autism-can-become-more-social-cat-their-side-343684<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any child can be impacted by having a cat in their life. I\u2019ve written articles on the benefits<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/SophieAtWindow-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> of children growing up in a home with pets. I always stressed, however, that it\u2019s up to the parents to teach and guide their children so that no child or pet is harmed. There are positive methods of teaching children responsibility and compassion through pet ownership.<\/p>\n<p>In Book six of the Klepto Cat Mystery series, <em>Celebrity Cat Caper<\/em>, Rags becomes a reading therapy cat. Sure, I write fiction, but the fact is that cats are used as therapy cats in a variety of ways\u2014to help slow or weak readers is just one of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we talked about how kids help cats. Here\u2019s an article focused on how cats can help children with anxiety and depression. And this piece is written by a teen. 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