6 Reasons To Own A Pet

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Reasons to own a pet

Pets are wonderful beings whom are extremely loyal companions to humanity. Moreover, they are often fun-loving and joyful beings who would certainly liven up a dull or unhappy household. There are however, various more benefits and advantages for children and parents alike to take up pet ownership. Here are some benefits on your children that you may not be aware of!

Presence of Pets helps to strengthen children’s immunity: As absurd as it sounds, the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention have released statements that pet ownership is tied to decreased cholesterol levels and blood pressure of the pet’s owners.

Owning a pet enhances the child’s self-esteem: Pets such as dogs and cats do not judge us on our character, personality or what not. As long as we treat them reasonably well, they will love us unconditionally for life. This is extremely beneficial for children whom are introverted or socially awkward as they are not able to make friends easily. Having a pet whom loves them for who they are and let them feel appreciated will help to boost their self-confidence and sense of worth.

Introduces children to a more active lifestyle: Children might enjoy taking their pets out for walks or playing with their pets.  Activities with pets are often physical in nature and thus your children will become active when they spend more time with their pets. This also has the added bonus of distracting your children away from their electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers. Reducing our children sedentary time on their screens is crucial for their physical and mental well-being.

Family Bonding: Families whom own a pet will definitely spend more time together looking after the pet and playing with it in their spare time. The mere existence of the pet also allows it to be a source of conversation and fun activities that would not have existed without the presence of the pet. The love for the house pet would create a warm and fuzzy atmosphere in the household, potentially improving relations between the family members. Stress levels can be reduced as well when family members are performing soothing and delightful activities such as petting the dog or tickling the cat. This is applicable for both parents and their children as well.

• Do make sure that none of your family members have allergies to the pet’s fur et cetera before making a decision.

Introducing children to household chores: Although it might be a hassle to convince your child into doing housework such as sweeping, mopping the floor or clearing the trash as they are unable or unwilling to see the benefits of doing so. However, convincing your child to clean the pet’s cage or to feed it should be much easier due to your child’s love for the pet and his/her desire to care for its welfare. In doing so, many of the tasks required in caring for your pet are scaled-down versions of household chores. For instance, cleaning a pet’s cage is a much easier and smaller-scale cleaning task that is comparable to cleaning the house. In doing so, we can teach our children basic chores and values such as the importance of cleanliness, exercise and love in keeping humans and animals alike alive and healthy.

Pillar Of Support:  Parents might not always be there to support our children when they need us due to their busy careers or their own personal problems Thus when our children is undergoing troubling times such as a period of adolescent angst, they will turn to their trusty companion- their dog/cat and confide in them as our children understand that they will not be judged by their pets, unlike other children or adults. Thus, pets can serve as crucial pillars of psychological support to our children, helping them to cope with their anxiety, stress or even depression.