Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Why Dog Health Care or Cat Health Care Could Help Your Child become Responsible

Many parents are reluctant to let their children
get a pet because they fear that once the novelty
of their child's new furry friend wears off it'll
be them left looking after it and taking care of
all the dog health care or cat health care. For
this reason, few children ever get much more than
a goldfish and the novelty of one of those is
very short lived.

Harassed parents shouldn't necessarily be so
quick to deny their children the pet they so want
though. In order to mature and become responsible
adults, children need to be given increasing
responsibility as they get older. This may be in
the shape of expecting them to make their own
bed, do their own washing or take responsibility
for a younger sibling when playing out together.
But, actually, one of the greatest ways to teach
responsibility is through pet health care.

If the nagging has got too much and you can see
past the negatives of finding pet hair on your
sofa, then now is the time to sit down and have a
frank discussion with the child about the
realities of cat health care or dog health care.
Ask who will walk the dog or who will clean the
cat litter tray? Make it very clear to your child
that they are talking about a commitment that may
last more years than they have already been
alive: ten or fifteen years is an
incomprehensible amount of time for an eight year
old.

If you aren't convinced that your child is ready
for the responsibility, then make a compromise.
Tell them you'd like to see them care for a
goldfish for a few months before you commit to
years of dog health care or cat health care. The
cleaning routine associated with goldfish is
notoriously hard work for a pet that is
considered so boring, so only the most committed
and determined children will prevail.

We often read in the press that today's children
are depressed, lacking control and unhealthy:
they spend less time outside and are more
smothered by close parenting than any generation
before them. This simply means that giving them
something to be responsible for could really
boost responsibility, self confidence and, if
it's a dog, health levels. Letting your child
take on some responsibility for cat health care
or dog health care could be a real positive. Just
remember that it'll be up to you to make sure
there is enough money and space to keep the pet.

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