Children? Grandchildren? Non gardening

 

When young children are involved in an accident or some other traumatic
experience, they need to be calmed and one of the ways this is being done is
to give TLC. A scheme which started in Sussex, spread to Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight and is now in 32 counties is to equip Ambulances with a little
supply of TLC's to give to the children to love and to keep. It gives them
something to concentrate on and has a very good soothing effect.

TLC's? Little Teddy Bears and the scheme is called Teddies with Loving Care.

As I said all ambulances in Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are
equipped with these. Are they in your county? Just how far has the scheme
spread and does anyone know of any other place where traumatised children
might be and received a TLC?

Mike

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Try as I might, I've read this a dozen times and I cannot see it's relevance
to gardening, could someone please tell me where I'm going wrong?

Alan

 

Which part of the 'Non Gardening' in the header did you not understand Alan?

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children

relevance

 


More to the point, which part of the uk.rec.gardening charter did
YOU not understand?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 

Nick Maclaren wrote:

Throw in the Usenet Guidelines too!

Anyhoo my recollection of gardening of sorts was my father being
persuaded by a whining (now called traumetised) six year-old to let him
have a go with a sickle.  It looked fun but kids, let me tell you this.
  Like everything later in life, it quickly becomes boring or makes your
muscles ache.

Then, my first packet of seed was the Chrysanthemum 'Merry Mixed' my old
man bought me.  After sowing and watering in I watched the ground for a
while, got bored then played in the local brook.

Children? Grandchildren ?  Gardening ?  I think so!


Richard.