Should I keep a pet for my baby? Is it more conducive to children's physical and mental growth or more health risks?

Nowadays, almost every family keeps pets, such as dogs or cats. For children, they all like playing with animals very much. There are also many families who keep many animals for the happiness of their children. But many parents are worried about whether their children should have pets, which will affect their physical and mental health.

For children under the age of three, their behavior is not controlled by their own thoughts, and their physical immunity has not yet fully formed. Having a pet rashly will bring some physical diseases to children. This will increase the burden on parents. If children are about 5 years old, they have basically formed some initial correct understanding of the world. Children at this stage also like animals very much, so it is not necessary to raise some fierce animals for him at this time, and you can choose some docile pets, such as cats and puppies. This can not only exercise children's patience, but also help children develop a gentle personality and enhance their sense of responsibility.

Children have their own advantages and disadvantages in training me. If children have pets, they will pay attention to the disadvantaged groups and lay the foundation for them to form a kind character in the future. Moreover, nowadays parents are generally busy with work and have no time to accompany their children, so choosing a pet will make children no longer feel lonely. There are also relevant data showing that children with pets have a better understanding of the world outlook and the formation of personality than children without pets.

After all, it has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages As an animal, pets still have diseases, so when keeping pets, you must take them to regular hospitals for vaccination and rabies vaccine, and regularly deworm them. Otherwise, it is easy to infect children and bring harm to their health.