Hello, I would love to win the Nano Tank! We are a family of 10, 8 kids, 5 of whom were foster children that we adopted. We went on to have 3 natural children, one of whom was born with down's syndrome, the other two came as of suprise package of twins! We have several special needs children and our tank has added so much to our family time. We originally wanted to get an aquarium because we had heard how soothing it can be (the reason they are in dentist and doctor's offices!). Our little 7 year old with downs can get very agitated at the dinner table and we thought the tank could bring some calming effect. It really has worked wonders! She is very small and we need to get more food into her. Because she is so busy watching the fish during meals (we have our 60 gal tank in our dining room) she does not realize we are getting her to eat!
We have three boys with ADHD. I have been having them do their homework in the dining room and they seem to have so much more focus. They look up and see the fish swimming around and they get back on task. This has been an added bonus. Plus all the kids have been learning so much about nature and the whole eco system in the ocean.
The new tank would allow our older boys to have their own little system. While all the kids have been able to pick out their own fish, I have set parameters due to the fact that our current tank is for peaceful fish only. The boys would like to get some more agressive types that we could not add into our peaceful tank.
Since the older boys have done so much to help with the younger ones and have had to make sacrifices due to special needs of other kids, I think this would be a great way to tell them thanks.
We would love to be the recipients of the Nano Tank! Thanks!
Bev |