A few years ago I went to a meeting about developing a website for kids and pets. One person was late and since it was a "pet" project, we decided to go around the table and all... Continue Reading →
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Dogs Help Tweens Learn Empathy
Studies show that kids aged 10-12 only talk to their parents between 11 and 33 minutes per Week! At a time when developing empathy and learning to be sensitive to the... Continue Reading →
Benefits of Pets for Kids – CONFIDENCE
Pets Give Kids Confidence Researcher, Robert E. Bierer, Ph.D., studied the interaction of 126 children age 10-12. Ninety-three of them were children with dogs. Bierer said he... Continue Reading →
Pets Comfort Kids
Pets comfort kids who are sad or lonely. They have the uncanny ability to know when children need comfort or companionship. Whether it's stress or an emotional upheaval in the... Continue Reading →
Pets Help Kids Become More Independent
As they gradually take on the roll of caring for a pet - giving it food and water, bathing and grooming it - they start making a transition into a more independent, mature person... Continue Reading →