A story that went viral is about the three-year-old daughter of a Michigan mom, Stacy Feeley, practicing a lockdown drill by standing on a toilet.  It drives home just how stressed children are today. Burdened with fears that should never have entered their minds, children need a coping mechanism like Trouble the Dog to help them work through their emotions.  Our classroom visits allow us to see that kids today have so much to say. Sometimes they simply need a non-judgmental confidante to “hear” them.