Helping At-Risk Kids

[misty]

This is REALLY innovative!

Darius* was one angry boy. Before the Art Therapy Connection, the troubled nine-year-old hardly spoke, but regularly communicated his bottled-up rage by throwing chairs at anyone in his path. He was failing math and unable to read at his grade level.

But about seven months after starting a unique art therapy program in the Chicago Public Schools, Darius was able to proudly show his art therapist his report card with Bs and Cs.

# Learn more about the Art Therapy Connection.

www.arttherapyconnection.org/

[jj]

In my opinion it is so important that a child have at least one thing they do that they can be proud of and that they enjoy doing whether it be sports, building model airplane, art, or whatever. I love reading about programs like this.

[misty]

Me too jj, which reminds me; What ever came of the horse therapy you were looking into?

[Charlie Girl]

I had known of art therapy for years but never really understood how it works. That article really helped me understand it.