Stressed out students struggling with impossible university exams? Get help from a puppy! The first "puppy room" was born in the Scottish University of Aberdeen, where stressed kids can relax and play with dogs. Here, thanks to the presence of the four legs, the nerves relax and the pressure drops.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Stressed students struggling with impossible university exams? Get help from a puppy! The first was born in the Scottish University of Aberdeen "Puppy room", the puppy room, where stressed-out kids can relax and play with the dogs. Here, thanks to the presence of the four legs, the nerves relax and the pressure drops.
“We have received a large amount of positive feedback from students about a similar initiative at a Canadian university. We did an experimental test, bringing the puppies here Guide Dogs Scotland just for a few hours to see how the students would react ", he explained last April Emma Carlén, president of the student association of the University.
The reaction was immediately very positive, both from the dogs and from the boys. The presence of animals, in particular, has proved very useful for calm down exhausted students during the period of greatest stress, the exam session in May.
According to Carlen the puppy room is essential for improve and maintain mental health, but also to help them build a family environment when they are away from home. The "puppy program", in truth, is already widespread in several North American universities, with institutions such as Harvard Medical School that have been hosting dogs on site for some time. improve student well-being.
Roberta Ragni
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