Why pets are good for your kids

lauren10 · Mar 4th, 2010, 07:08 AM

I thought this was an interesting article...about all the benefits of having pets in the house when you're raising kids, and how exposure to animals early on can strengthen immunity.

The Positive Effects of Pet Ownership for Kids

binxyboo · Mar 4th, 2010, 07:15 AM

I might have to print that article off and send it to my MIL.
She thinks it is disgusting enough that we have a "dirty animal" in the house, I'm sure she would freak to hear that we have no intention of getting rid of our cat cos of a baby!

shortie1990 · Mar 4th, 2010, 07:36 AM

we never had pets growing up, my sister 21, me 19, my brother 17, but now we've grown up, my little sister who's now 8, has had lots of pets, hamsters, guine pigs, rabbits, cats, etc, but she gets soo attatched to them (which is a good thing..but..) i got a phone call from my brother, he'd just seen the cat's head get ran over by a lorry

she's had the cat since it was tiny!

how do you tell an 8 year old their precious cat has died??

she's going to be totaly upset, all her pets keep dying on her, but her cat was like her best friend!

lauren10 · Mar 4th, 2010, 07:56 AM

binxy---haha...yeah definitely send it to her!

Shortie---oh that's terrible. I still miss my cat from childhood. I guess it taught me that having animals can mean heartbreak, but it's worth every minute with them because they give you so much! Still it's so hard losing them.

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binxyboo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampshire. UK Posts: 3,773	I might have to print that article off and send it to my MIL. She thinks it is disgusting enough that we have a "dirty animal" in the house, I'm sure she would freak to hear that we have no intention of getting rid of our cat cos of a baby!

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shortie1990 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 5,672	we never had pets growing up, my sister 21, me 19, my brother 17, but now we've grown up, my little sister who's now 8, has had lots of pets, hamsters, guine pigs, rabbits, cats, etc, but she gets soo attatched to them (which is a good thing..but..) i got a phone call from my brother, he'd just seen the cat's head get ran over by a lorry she's had the cat since it was tiny! how do you tell an 8 year old their precious cat has died?? she's going to be totaly upset, all her pets keep dying on her, but her cat was like her best friend!

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lauren10 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NB Canada Posts: 2,448	binxy---haha...yeah definitely send it to her! Shortie---oh that's terrible. I still miss my cat from childhood. I guess it taught me that having animals can mean heartbreak, but it's worth every minute with them because they give you so much! Still it's so hard losing them.

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