Teach Your Kids to love Pets - Show them How to Care for Pets All kids seem to have a natural desire to love pets. As Charles Schulz said, who can resist “a warm... Continue Reading →
Archive for the ‘kids’ Category
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 →
Benefits of Pets for Kids – Petting Calms Everyone
When my kids were growing up, our backyard was the neighborhood play yard. We had a great climbing tree, garden spots, lots of hiding places and a special “structure.” The... Continue Reading →
When Kids Are Old Enough to Care for Pets
My earliest memory of a pet is my cat, Fluffy. I was about five. I brought Fluffy to my pretend school room every day. She sat in my doll’s high chair. I liked to dress her in... Continue Reading →
Benefits of Pets For Kids – COMMUNICATION
Lots of research has been done on the benefits of children having a pet. One of the basic things we know is that pets help kids communicate. To get their cat or dog, bunny or... Continue Reading →
Benefits of Pets for Kids – Bonding With Each Other
Children Bond With Dogs - Researchers tell us that children bond with dogs more than any other pet. The good news is that dogs are known to prefer people to other species - so it... Continue Reading →
About this Blog
This BLOG for moms and dads discusses how caring for a pet instills positive character values in a child. Pets are a positive, fun and loving experience for a child. Whether... Continue Reading →
Connections with Pets Are Some of Strongest In Kids Lives
Some of the strongest and longest connections in a child's life are their relationships with pets! For instance, when families move, their pets move with them but their friends... Continue Reading →
Pets Make Kids Feel Special
Pets provide comfort, friendship, unconditional love and blind devotion to family members. Every child deserves to feel special and to be loved for who he is - and pets treat... Continue Reading →
Pets Help Children Communicate
Even the smallest children will want to communicate more when they have a pet to talk about. They want to talk to us about their pet and tell us what s/he did, where he sleeps,... Continue Reading →