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As families decrease in size and we become increasingly urbanised the need to keep pets at home becomes more important for children’s healthy development. Most kids at stage will ask – no, nag – for a pet of some type. Gold fish, guinea pigs, pet mice and rabbits are generally on city-dwelling children’s want lists for pets at some stage.

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“How do I explain this to my kids?” I find that many parents do not know how to talk to kids about death. I worked in bereavement care at a funeral home for fourteen years caring for children and their families when death occurred. While my major focus was on people, I often received phone calls about a cat, a dog or even a goldfish that just died.

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If we had to name two things children want, it could be easily covered under the titles, pets and toys. We all loved toys as children and still love our pets even as adults. Pets play an important role in their owners’ lives. Some pets have even been known to save lives and learn to dial 911 in an emergency. As companions, they provide us with warmth and friendship, as well as undying loyalty.

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Pet ownership offers so many benefits to kids it isn’t even funny. Still, you need to educate your kids on the responsibilities of having a pet or things can turn tragic. Educating children about pets can be a difficult task. This is especially true of younger children who have a hard time telling the difference between the household cat and that cute stuffed animal in their toy box.

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Whether you decide before or after you have children to bring a pet into your lives, it is important to consider the effects it will have on children’s healthy development throughout their early years. The essential role of pet keeping for children’s healthy development is a topic all too often overlooked.

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