Israeli therapists are successfully treating children traumatised by the Japanese tsunami using a stuffed sad-eyed toy puppy called Hibuki (Japanese for “huggy”). Traumatized children identify more with a sad animal because it’s easier for them to project their own sadness onto it.
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/a-hug-a-day-keeps-the-trauma-away-1.405841
Treating Japanese children
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