TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health’s Director of Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health, Lovely Daisy, stated that low intake of animal protein can cause stunting in children. “Based on research conducted on 130,000 children aged 6-23 months in 49 countries, it was found that stunting in toddlers is caused by low intake of […]
Spell It: How to help children face their animal fears
If snakes or spiders send a chill down your spine, you can guess the impact they could have on little kids. Click start to play today’s Spell It, where we learn how to help kids ‘divest’ themselves from their fear of animals so that they can have more enriching experiences. We actually have little to […]
Ukrainian refugee children getting animal therapy thanks to donation
(WHTM) – Friday’s hometown heroes are helping Ukrainian refugee children get animal therapy. Tim and Meredith Poole gave a $700 check today to “CATRA” the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association. The Pooles raised the money during a “Zumbathon!” The money will help start a new program to help Ukrainian refugee children who have experienced all […]
Furry Friends Feature: Local Children Make Animal Camp 2023 a Major Success
More than 100 young animal lovers tapped into the excitement of Animal Camp 2023 this summer at The Heritage Humane Society. Campers grades first through sixth got hands-on with the shelter’s homeless pets, learned from area animal experts, and experienced firsthand the inner workings of Greater Williamsburg’s largest homeless pet shelter. Along the way, they […]
Dad shares animal alphabet for children that’s leaving adults completely stumped
A children’s book bag with a pattern that uses animals to represent each letter of the alphabet has left adults stumped as they try to identify the creatures correctly. Posting to the subreddit CasualUK, a baffled dad shared a snap of the bag, which has an entire A-Z alphabet featuring animals on the front, and asked […]