COOL CATS LEAD

Happiness is having a best friend.– Charlie Brown Look for the best in your friends. Always tell each other the truth even if it hurts a little. Share your love and goodness with others. Be there for your friends. Listen to your friends with your heart. Be interested in their life. When something goes wrong, try to make it better. Accept each person for who they are. Be joyful, forgiving and kind. Embrace every part of who they are. Enrich their life by understanding who they

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo others in showing honor. – Romans 12:10 Become sensitive to each person’s feelings of worth. Understand how to walk in another’s shoes. This is called empathy. Listen with your heart. Be touched by the meaning of gratitude and joy. Enliven your heart muscle. Be sensitive to the needs of other people. Embrace an inner awareness of the thoughts and feelings of others. Look for potential in people different from yourself and

“Play lies at the core of human joy and well-being.” PLAY increases emotional well-being in life It is a known fact that play is of vital importance in children’s health and development and in becoming responsible individuals. Yet, despite the wide spread belief that play is beneficial to children, opportunities and encouragement for free play are increasingly limited. Among child development experts and education professionals there are growing calls for reintroducing play

Over the past few months I have had the distinct privilege and opportunity to work with a six-year-old child, who is seriously emotionally underdeveloped. He could possibly be on the autism spectrum. There may be a neurological problem, but he has not been evaluated, so this has not been confirmed. My little friend cannot communicate, and has a hard time speaking words clearly so others can understand what he is saying. He screams and says “No!” a lot. Of course, I thought I