For you- it’s ice-cream, for them- the aid of dolphins
2019-05-10
There are some few special needs children in Lithuania. Children, to whom often times communication is a big challenge. When you feel different, it gets harder and harder to interact and sometimes- you do not want to at all. But how do you learn to communicate without doing so? What you need is a patient, inspiring and expressive teacher. Such teachers exist and they can be found in Klaipeda’s Dolphinarium. They are therapy dolphins. Not only are they one of the most intelligent mammals on Earth, but also friendly and most compassionate helpers to the children who need to learn how to communicate, be confident and experience positive emotions. It is scientifically proven that after dolphin therapy, most children experience a decrease in fear of being misunderstood, an increase of confidence in self, as well as in others, their communication skills improve also, training in water advances motor skills, it soothes and helps to concentrate vision, to relax and to better feel their body.
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