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Therapy Dogs Help Incarcerated Parents Build Parenting Skills in Westchester
A program in Westchester County, New York is using therapy dogs to help incarcerated parents develop parenting skills, ABC7 New York reports. Interacting with the animals is intended to teach patience, empathy and nurturing behavior that participants can apply in relationships with their children, offering a novel rehabilitation approach inside the jail.
Why now: The unusual use of therapy dogs in a jail parenting program is drawing local attention to rehabilitation efforts for incarcerated families.
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- Therapy dogs help incarcerated parents build parenting skills in Westchester · ABC7 New York
- Therapy dogs help incarcerated parents build parenting skills in Westchester · ABC7 New York
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