How do Pets sharpen Children's Brains | Pets at Home

Pick up any children's book and look, most likely the main character in the story will be an animal, not a human.

From small reptiles like caterpillars to large marine animals like whales, animals seem to be of special interest to children around the world.

Most of the animals seen in pictorial stories are far from the real world of children. But in homes where there are pets, children have the opportunity to see animal world up close. Often, these children and pets develop a relationship that lasts a lifetime.

If parents are aware of relationship between children and pets and its effects on children in their life, not only they will choose the right animal, but it also helps them to understand a true and successful relationship.

For most people, their pets are like family members who help them at different stages of life.

These friends, running around the house, can help the couple strengthen their relationship. They can play with children and when the children grow up and move away from home, these animals become old friends of the parents.

A study in the United States found that 63% of households with children under 12 months of age had pets. A study in Australia found that when children start going to school, there is a 10% increase in pets at home.

Most parents find that caring for animals teaches them valuable lessons about helping others, a sense of responsibility and empathy. "It's very important, especially for young children to learn that someone else's point of view may be different from yours," says Megan Muller, a professor at Tufts University in the United States. Maybe it's easier for children to learn this lesson from animals than from their siblings.

But many people think that the effects of pets on children are even greater.

They claim that animals can affect children's habits, physical health and even their mental development and develop a great deal of empathy.

For example, children with autism, pets can reduce the stress of these children and their families and can help build strong relationships for these children.

Research on the relationship between pets and children has also shown that in addition to long-term effects on children's psychology, being close to children at a particular moment can also be beneficial for them.

In one study, when some children were asked to put different items in separate boxes, they made fewer mistakes when there was a dog in the room. That is, the presence of a dog in the room improved the children's understanding.

Another study found that when we adults consider pets to be part of our family, our mental health also improves.

Although there have been criticisms that pets have greatly improved a person's life, many have benefited from it, but many believe that their health has improved since pets were raised. They were happy, although there was no difference in their medical tests.