| Most kids nowadays have a fetish for pets. As | | | | develops a pattern of reliability and |
| early as the age of four, you will find your | | | | sensibility in dealing with his tasks. How he |
| youngster tugging on your shirt and asking | | | | handles and makes do with pet care also gives |
| over and over on whether he can get that cute | | | | you a bird's eye view of how your child can |
| little doggie in the window of one of the | | | | deal with bigger things. It may seem |
| local pet shops. You would think that these | | | | farfetched but you could just as well base |
| cats and dogs are a good addition to the | | | | your decision on whether to get your teenager |
| family because they make your children happy | | | | that red sports car for his graduation on his |
| and give them someone to play with when mom | | | | trustworthiness in caring for his childhood |
| and dad are busy with business dealings or | | | | pet. When inculcating responsibility, |
| with household chores. Recent studies however | | | | discipline is not far-off. Routine and |
| have shown that there is more to having pets | | | | regular pet chores like feeding the cat, |
| than meets the eye. May it be a gold fish, a | | | | cleaning the fish tank or aquarium, walking |
| golden retriever puppy, a Siamese cat, a | | | | the dog trains your child to manage his time |
| white hamster or an iguana; these pets could | | | | well enough to accommodate these everyday |
| very well be your child's best teachers | | | | errands in his daily schedule. As your child |
| coaching them subconsciously with the virtues | | | | learns to bear in mind and commits to these |
| of discipline and responsibility. If you want | | | | chores by heart, you can be rest assured that |
| to teach your children the values of | | | | you can rely on them to perform any other |
| responsibility at such an early and ripe age, | | | | task that you may additionally assign. These |
| then getting them pets may be the best way to | | | | tasks are also great alternatives and |
| go. Before getting him one, you might want to | | | | diversions within which he can spend his |
| stress that having a pet entails a lot of | | | | spare time as compared to him endlessly |
| tasks and responsibilities that would take | | | | watching shows on television or playing video |
| for him to make a conscientious effort so | | | | games. The best way that your child can learn |
| that he can be able to keep his pet. The act | | | | to deal with real life situations is through |
| of giving them a puppy is therefore an act of | | | | experience. The caring for pets can be |
| relatively appointing them as designated | | | | related to handling some very accurate life |
| parent or caretaker of their pet. Putting | | | | scenarios. One good instance is on how one |
| your child in charge for his pet's health and | | | | would deal or behave towards sickness and |
| well-being like preparing for his puppy's | | | | illnesses. Pets are not invincible and they |
| daily meals or making sure that the dog gets | | | | are prone to diseases as well. Early on, |
| a good bath each day so that he will not | | | | letting your children learn to cope up with |
| attract fleas, instills in him a sense of | | | | their pet's ailments will allow them to be |
| accountability, and the merits of patience, | | | | more mature and ready to deal with |
| thoughtfulness, kindness and devotion. Once | | | | afflictions that may affect other members of |
| he gets this into his system, your child | | | | the family. |