Create opportunities for children to regularly play and connect with their pets.
For families with enough conditions and space, raising a few pets in the family such as dogs or cats will help children have more opportunities to interact with pets. Caring for, feeding, and cherishing pets will create happy moments, helping children learn to love and appreciate simple and loving things. Through this, children will learn to understand that animals also need to be cared for and loved like humans.
Teach children to love animals
Animals are friends, teach children not to torture them or use animals as entertainment. Adults need to remind children regularly, or let them watch books, newspapers, and movies about loving animals. In addition, if the family does not have the conditions to raise animals, parents can take their children to visit the zoo to introduce them to the natural world. This will form a love for animals in children. As for pets, love your pets as well as other people’s pets.
Small notes for adults to educate children about animal love
– Teach children to always love animals, care for them and show concern through small actions.
– Teach children what not to do to animals such as: teasing, beating, feeding them inappropriate foods.
– Teach children to observe and ask adults for permission when touching strange animals or other people’s pets.
– Reward and encourage children when they do good deeds.