Is Your Child Ready for School

Are you wondering if Special Education Services are a good fit for your child this next school year? Are you confused about the process? This article is aimed at answering these basic questions: What is an IEP? Does my child need an IEP? How do I get my child an IEP? What are the differences [...]

Zuma’s needs your help to change these FACTS!

Facts about At Risk Youth~ GRADUATING FROM THE STREETS TO THE PRISONS A 1991 federal study of former foster care wards found that one-fourth had been homeless, 40% were on public assistance and half were unemployed. Connecticut officials estimate 75% of youths in the state’s criminal justice system were once in foster care.[13] According to [...]

Let’s Spread Hope not Fear!

Americas Recession……. Yes, But There are still many things to celebrate! Let’s celebrate good news happening today, not focus on negativity! Today in-spite of the major news outlets spewing gloom over the housing markets downturn, there is plenty of good news to celebrate a charity benefiting Americas most troubled youth. // // // FOR IMMEDIATE [...]

Equine Bond with Humans

Therapeutic Value of Equine-Human Bonding in Recovery from Trauma. Yorke, Jan; Adams, Cindy; Coady, Nick. Anthrozoös, 2008 Mar; 21(1): 17-30. Correspondence to Yorke, Georgian College, 825 Memorial Drive, Box 2316, Orillia, ON Canada L3V 6S2; jyorke@georgianc.on.ca Although most human-animal bond research has focused on relationships between humans and pets, animals have been used for therapeutic [...]

Labels~ Labels~ Labels~

So often in our society children become labeled with misguided diagnosis to fit them into a sociatle norm. A perfect example of this would be when a child is removed from a parents supervision by social services, that child is then sent for a psych evaluation and there at that moment the childs’ life becomes [...]

ELP~ Words about the Horse from a Kid

Zuma’s Experiential Learning Kids ~ Straight from the mouth of a child. Why I like horses: “They are really big animals.  They are amazing.  In my heart they are sacred.  Like the sacred dog.”  (reference to the book, “The Gift of the Sacred Dog” that we both love) What I do at Zuma’s: “I’m learning [...]

Success ~ Words from a Parent

How our son, age 8, experiences life: Every day,filled with numerous happenings that he is not expecting. Not knowing what is going to happen next puts him in a hypervigilant state. Things that trigger him are : someone coming to the door, a loud noise (truck driving by, lawnmower, fire-truck).  When he gets scared he [...]

Zuma’s is on CO CO Today 10:00 am channel 9

Zuma’s Recuse Ranch, Denver University’s Phil Tedschi and Felecia Trembly from the Experiential Learning Center at Zuma’s will be guests on the Colorado and Company Show March 4th from 10:00-11:00 am Please Tune in. The show’s host, Denise Plant will interview the trio about the exciting new things happening with Zuma’s Rescue Ranch. Big Thanks [...]

Self Control Methods

self-control is the power~ Power to assert oneself in a positive way. It involves the capacities to regulate oneself. Giving children the opportunity to learn self-responsibility and self-control is driven by parental response.This procedure helps children learn they are responsible for their own choices and behaviors and the outcomes associated with them. Effective Disciple with [...]

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Fellow Zuma’s Volunteers, Spring is in the air and there is a lot happening at Zuma’s Rescue Ranch to share with you all. In January we commenced our first Experiential Learning Program.  The program involves engaging children in thought provoking activities designed to bring out potential negative behaviors allowing these behaviors to be guided by [...]