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Old 08-11-2005, 05:12 AM   #18
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Default Re: Pets, Kids and Families

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I don't personally think waiting until children are school aged is a great limitation for every family. If children grow from babies around animals, accepting them, respecting them, and always tought how to handle them, I think it just comes natural as they get older. I think it's better to decide if the parents are ready and prepared to make sure that everyone is tought to get along and to be there to physically see it through.
I hear what you are saying. I don't think that every family should wait. However, my experience is that some children (when they are young) can not employ the necessary self control around pets that make it fair to include an animal in the family. It's inaccurate that "being around pets", even in the company of responsible adults, is going to create a suitable atmosphere for a family.

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.

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