Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “ I got some pretty harsh lessons from the kids… one inner city kids told a story about his father killing his dog. I was shocked, but thought perhaps he was vying for attention – but it turns out he wasn’t and I realized that there was violence in the home and I was concerned for him. And I asked him how he felt about that. …So I said, ‘Kids – look… You are living in a tough world. Very difficult things happen, but they are out of your control because you are kids. Here’s what you can do – you can say to a parent: ‘I feel bad when you do such-and-such to my dog or cat’. And you can say it maybe twice because the parents are in charge. But that can change, you can decide to be kind to animals when you grow up. …Kids can write stories about what is happening, how they feel when they are with animals. …{Pawprints Literacy Org} programs develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills – including drama – all of which are a part of li...