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Date: February 15, 2025 at 18:46:14
From: kay.so.or, [DNS_Address]
Subject: good things for all kinds of health |
URL: The Case for Teddy Bears as an Antidote to Negativity |
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When New York City middle school teacher Karen Feldman noticed a rise in hate speech among students, she made it her mission to turn things around — with a little help from teddy bears.
In 2022, Feldman partnered with Bear Givers to offer students in detention an opportunity to give back. Through the nonprofit’s Leading with Kindness Initiative, students decorate the bears’ shirts and write encouraging notes to help brighten the days of children in need of comfort, such as those staying in the hospital.
“I wanted to have a program that would give students that jolt of adrenaline, but because they’re doing something good,” Feldman told CBS News. “And maybe that would deter them, you know, from doing something bad.”
The program has since extended beyond the middle school’s detention doors, with other students getting in on the kindness initiative and even continuing to give teddies in high school. Scroll through sweet photos of the stuffed animals.
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Date: February 16, 2025 at 09:50:13
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: good things for all kinds of health |
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there's nothing better than a yard full of puppies, too.
I've raised and trained hospital therapy dogs and
service dogs. The benefits of a fluffy companion is
unparalleled.
in lieu of that, sure..a teddy bear is a stand in for a
moment and for those who cannot (for whatever reason)
have a live animal companion.
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Date: February 15, 2025 at 20:24:28
From: chaskuchar@stcharlesmo, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: good things for all kinds of health |
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thank you kay. good that your computer is working
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