Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Emotional Development From Pets

By Lenie Brooks


If you're a mother of a child with asthma, then you understand how it can be so painful not to permit your child to have a furry pet. This is especially the case when your child by nature loves pets as most kids do.

One such mother had to deal with the emotional dilemma having to say no to a child's wish to bring home a dog. She had to wrestle with it for a while until she gave in to the yearning, only to cause her toddler to be ill with acute asthma bouts that took several weeks to get better from. Not only was it difficult for the child, it proved to be not easy for the family too since it meant months of wakeful nights (the child's bronchial asthma bouts happened during the night time), the child being away more often from school, as well as the emotional frustration to the mom to see the child losing weight and being more at risk of common health issues.

Fortunately, there are other pet alternatives that may not be very dangerous. From the puppy, this mom and child moved to buying a hamster, then a gold fish, and at the moment are aiming to bring home a pair of love birds.

If you are a mother with a child enduring asthma, then the web provides a wealth of knowledge as to what pets may be best for your child. In truth, data you can get online talks about how a fur just isn't the most usual trigger for asthma. Dander, or skin flakes, and saliva from dogs set-off bouts greater than does the fur.

Consistent with this, web based news further affirm that low-coated puppies present more risk of bronchial asthma attack as they're more likely to shed dander.

The best thing you are able to do is to wait until the kid is able to outgrow the bronchial asthma before bringing home a dog. You can even explore online for substitute pets which are proven to not trigger bronchial asthma but just the same, can encourage the child's emotional maturity as she knows how to love and tend for pets.




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