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Old Mar 4th, 2010, 07:08 AM   #1
lauren10
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Why pets are good for your kids


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


 
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Old Mar 4th, 2010, 07:15 AM   #2
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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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Old Mar 4th, 2010, 07:36 AM   #3
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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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Old Mar 4th, 2010, 07:56 AM   #4
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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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