How to choose a pet for a child

Almost all children sooner or later start asking their parents to buy them some kind of little animal. The question arises: how to choose a pet for a child, such that it is not closely with him in the house and that the child was interested in spending time with him?

On what animal you would not have chosen, most likely, you will have to take care of it most of all to you, parents. Self-care for your pet will be only children of middle or senior school age. Small children often look at the animal as a living soft toy, so it is necessary to choose a pet for the child so that neither mutual interaction nor the child will be affected by mutual communication.

Dog - the best option, if it can allow your living space. It is better for a child to choose a large breed dog, such animals treat children more friendly, allow themselves to play with themselves, are patient with children. There are cases when dogs looked after young children during the absence of their parents. Good breeds with children are such breeds as Newfoundland, Collie, German Shepherd, St. Bernard, Spaniel. Always gentle mongrel. Do not start a dog fighting dog. Decorative breeds, such as levreets, pugs, Pekinese, are capricious. They require attention to themselves and can be jealous of children.

Unlike dogs, cats do not always have to walk, they take up less space and are relatively more clean. However, the nature of these animals is much harder to guess, so you need to know how to choose a pet for a child. It is not recommended to keep a cat if you have a small child at home (up to 2-3 years). It is noticed that cats are more patient than cats, when their children grab, strangle, drag along the tail. Affectionate breeds are considered Angora, Russian blue, Himalayan, Burmese, and the ragdoll breed (literally "rag doll") was bred specifically for communicating with children.

For children, it is important to have the opportunity to pet the animal, touch it, it is understood as an expression of love. Therefore, for a child 7-10 years old you can have a rodent - a hamster, guinea pig, rabbit. About these unpretentious animals can take care of a child and younger age, if you are sure that he will treat him carefully. Such animals can be transported in cages to the dacha, to the village. Do not let the animal out of the cage. Rodents can escape, hide behind furniture. Running freely around the apartment, they will gnaw the wires, spoil the wallpaper. It is better not to buy a pair of animals if you do not know where to put off their offspring. Rodents do not live for long, so you need to be prepared to explain to the child the death of the pet. In general, rodents are the most economical and undemanding option for living conditions. It is better to buy rodents in specialized stores, since when buying from the hands it is more likely to acquire a sick animal.

Little space is occupied in the apartment cage with a bird or an aquarium with fish. But if you start a bird or fish, you need to be sure that the child will be interested with them. To begin with, do not stop at the most expensive option. Catfish, guppies, mollies are easier to care for and cost less. But the aquarium needs to be taken as large as you can afford. It is necessary to bear in mind the fact that if for some reason you leave the apartment for a long time, someone should look after the aquarium in your absence. When contemplating swimming fish, a person begins to feel calm, so you can take fish for an active child so that he learns patience when dealing with fish, was more reserved.

Unlike fish, birds are the noisiest for your home animals. But this allows the child to establish a verbal contact while communicating, to teach the bird to talk. With a dog or a hamster this will not work. Therefore, birds are often recommended to buy for children with speech impairment. At the same time, bird flu and dust from food can cause allergic reactions. Do not put a cage with a bird in a room where the child is a long time. Birds live very long, and with good circulation can live up to 20 years.

Communication with animals is very useful for timid, shy children. Feeling responsible for a being that is weaker than him, the child becomes more confident. In the animal company, it is easier for a child to overcome her childish fears. The child is very important that the pet takes it trustingly, without criticism. Near the pet, children are more tolerant of neglect of parents, lack of friends.

If the child brings an animal from the street, do not throw it back. This can cause psychological trauma, which subsequently manifests itself in cruelty and insensitivity directed to other animals or even to close people. In extreme cases, try to attach the animal to other people or in a shelter.