Animals are common in most households across the world, this lead psychologists to wonder if the presence of pets had a positive effect on children. Many families choose to buy a pet for the children in the family because they were deemed to have a positive effect. Researchers found that children with more empathy skills were more likely to develop relationships with the animals. It's not at all bad, seeing as kids with more difficulty socializing seek to form bonds with animals and even learn their social skills from this interaction. Children who suffer with obesity can easily get outdoors by walking their dogs, kids with weak immune systems can make theirs stronger living with pets for their life and even seeing seeing a pet after work or school can lift the spirits of a sad person. This study relates to me and my life because i've lived with pets my whole life, my parents have had pets since before i was born. I feel that coming home each day to my pets is such a stress reliever and fills me with happiness. I don't know if i could've made it in life without my pets greeting me every morning and when i come home from school. As an animal lover, i found this study very true as it related to my life as a child and now as a teenager. This study was preformed to see if pets were good for children at a younger age. It has shown that children with disabilities and mental disorders do seek animals for comfort and even learn from them. Even with all the supposed bad things pets can bring, they are extremely helpful in the household to help kids growing up. Klass, Perri. “Can Fido and Whiskers Enrich Children's Lives?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 9 Apr. 2012, well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/can-fido-and-whiskers-enrich-childrens-lives/.
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