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Old 08-11-2005, 08:06 PM   #19
Julia R
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Default Re: Pets, Kids and Families

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With some (a significant percentage) kids, having pets when the child is very young is like a constant birthday party - for someone else. It's all noise, activity, excitement, and lots of complicated social rules. They get so wound up and they act out. Some kids, around pets, stay at that level of intensity and can't control themselves, even with consistent coaching.
I haven't experienced that myslef. I have known many children to live peacefully with animals and some to be chaotic. Sometimes the pet is not used to kids and doesn't tolerate them (why we chose not to get an adult) and some where the parents just leave the pet and the kid alone to their own devices. And then I've known some teen boys to be mean to animals, but I think that's a different issue all together. I'm not saying it's automatic, but I do think it's possible and of course takes a lot of dedication in the parents. Once the pets have been around a while and the novelty and newness is worn off, then they accept the animals presence. I have to say here that I notice a huge difference in the way all people act towards animals depending on if their life experience has been in the city maybe without any animals, or if they have spent at least some of it in the country and with and around animals. Families who are geared around animals, agriculture, farming, etc... seem to have a whole different approach to animals in their lives than some families who are getting pet for the first time. For some, living with animals is a way of life, for others it's a burden or responsibility. I think it depends entirely on how it is approached and how important it is to the parents to have animals around them. In general, I think dedicated animal lovers approach the child-animal relationship with the care needed to raise kid tolerant animals and animal loving kids.
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