Children Should Not Be A Pet

Children Plus Pets Equals Happiness

Henry David Thoreau once said, “It often happens that a man is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being.” By saying this, Thoreau made it clear that animals and humans go well together. He observed and noted that human animal relationships are strong and are sometimes better than the relationships people form with each other. These strong human animal relationships tend to have a positive effect for people in several aspects. In fact, in order to receive these positive benefits, many individuals decide to get a pet, so that they can form that type of bond. Children are also benefited from pets, but they are unable to decide for themselves whether they can get one or not. Bringing rise to the question, should parents allow their children to grow up with a pet? This is a controversial topic because some people are firm believers that children should own a pet because of the benefits that come along with it. While, others are strongly opposed to the idea of children having pets because of the risk factor that the animals posses. Children should grow up owning a pet because the animals provide both emotional and social support, teach the child important life lessons, and are both psychologically and physically healthy for the child.

Animals support children in both emotional and social aspects. Child development is a sensitive time period because that is when the child is figuring out who they are and what kind of adult they want to be. There are lots of firsts and children suffer from anxiety because of that. In Dr. Jason Goldman’s blog, he writes, “children who turned to their pets for emotional support were less anxious and withdrawn than those who didn’t”. The s...

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... the parent. Although some parents feel that pets are hazardous for their child, they are not considering the other important factors involved. Once all factors are considered, it is clear that pets are more beneficial than harmful and children should grow up owning one.

Children should grow up owning a pet because there are many benefits to it. The pet will provide emotional and social support during the child’s time of development. The support received, allows the child to optimize their development because of the healthy relationship formed. Caring and being responsible for the pet will provide children with important lessons that will be useful throughout their lives. Furthermore, animals allow children to become healthier both mentally and physically. Parents should allow their child to have a pet as they grow up because it will be beneficial to the child.