Pawsitive Parenting
  • Home
  • Expert Blogs
    • Positive Pet Parenting Journal
    • Raising Pet Positive Kids
    • Supermom ...Kind Of
    • Pawsitively Adventurous Pets
    • Purrely Pawsitive & Barkably Amazing Training Tips
    • Dog Praising
    • Spirit of the Wild Lands and Animals
  • Resources
    • Sounds of Nature
  • Heart 'N Mind Paw Rescue
    • Pet Rescue Journal
  • About / Contact
  • Help Homeless Pets!

Animal kindness begins with exposure

1/17/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
I recently wrote an article about how parents can inspire children to be kind to animals.  Teaching kids to love animals and be kind and gentle with them is important.  It helps kids grow up to be better and more compassionate people.  Teaching animal kindness can be done in many ways, but they all begin with one important element - exposure.

In order for your kids to become friendly with animals, they must first be exposed to animals.  From visiting a farm to adopting a pet of your own, volunteering with an animal advocacy group to spending time at a nature preserve, you must find ways for your kids to see animals up close and get to know them better.

As a wildlife biologist, I spent much time introducing school-age children to the animals in the world around them.  As a parent, I have done the same with my own kids.  My children love animals, and are very kind and loving to the creatures they meet.  If your kids have not spent much time around animals, it's not too late to make a change.  Even if you can't have pets of your own, you can still expose your kids to animal life in many ways.  Check out my article about teaching children to be kind to animals for even more ideas your family can use to raise animal-friendly kids.


About the Author

Tavia Fuller Armstrong is an award-winning writer for Yahoo! Contributor Network.  As a wildlife biologist and a pet owner, she has cared for a wide variety of animals.  As a mother of three and an educator, she has taught many children to appreciate the natural world all around them.  
0 Comments

    RSS Feed

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner


    Staff Authors

    Picture
    Lyn Lomasi & Richard Rowell are life & business partners. Owners of the Write W.A.V.E. Media network, they are your content superheroes to the rescue! Running their network, tackling deadlines single handedly, and coaching fellow writers & entrepreneurs to be thought leaders is their top priority. While rescuing civilians from boring content and marketing, they also conquer the world, living the RV life with their awesomely crazy family and telling The Nova Skye Story. They also strive to one day cuddle with lions and giraffes. Until then, they’ll settle for furry rescue kitties and doggies.

    Hire Lyn & Rich!
    Ask Lyn
    Stalk Us On Social Media!

    Sites We Like:
    A Family Like Yours

    Archives

    December 2015
    March 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    January 2013
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    April 2012

    Categories

    All
    Animal Adoption
    Animal Treatment
    Bath
    Be Kind To Animals
    Bonding
    Cat Care
    Cat Interaction
    Cats
    Choosing Pets
    Dog Care
    Dog Exposure
    Dog Interaction
    Dogs
    Dogs And Reading For Kids
    Dogs Help Kids Read
    Dogs Help Struggling Readers
    Guinea Pig Adoption
    Guinea Pig Care
    Guinea Pigs
    Hamster Bath
    Hamster Care
    Hamster Habitats
    Hamsters
    Kids And Cats
    Kids And Dogs
    Kids And Guinea Pigs
    Kids And Hamsters
    Kids And Pets
    Kids And Rats
    Kids Hurting Animals
    Lyn Lomasi
    Pet Adoption
    Pet Care
    Pets
    Positive Parenting
    Positive Pet Parenting
    Rat Adoption
    Rat Care
    Rats
    Road Trip
    Small Animals
    Teaching Kids
    Teaching Kids About Animals
    Teaching Kids About Cats
    Teaching Kids About Dogs
    Teaching Kids About Hamsters
    Teaching Kids About Pets
    Teaching Kids About Rats
    Travel

Home
About/Contact

Disclosure, TOU, Disclaimer, & Privacy Policy
© 2005 - 2018 Write W.A.V.E. Media
Photos used under Creative Commons from ullisoo, Lyn Lomasi, steffens77, Peter Kaminski, stevendepolo, reynolds.james.e