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3 Educational Reasons to Play With Pets

1/1/2012

by Lyn Lomasi; Owner of Intent-sive Nature & Brand Shamans Content Community

Does your child play with a pet regularly? If your answer is no, I can give you plenty of reasons to start that habit. If pets are not allowed in your place of residence, consider taking your child to visit shelter pets or those belonging to friends.

Research shows that having pets reduces anxiety, which is very good for a positive learning environment. That information can be found in many places. But did you know about these other educational benefits?

Playing With Pets Helps With Fine Motor Skills

Just like other types of active play, when kids are interacting with pets, it helps them develop important physical skills. Playing with pets is unique in that your child not only needs to pay attention to their own play and movements, but to those of the pet as well. Fine motor skills are critical to various educational processes, even down to holding a pencil.

Playing With Pets Teaches Compassion And Gentleness

When your child plays with an animal, the animals needs have to come first. Children also need to be gentle to make sure they are not hurting the animal. This helps instill compassion as well as the act of being gentle.

Pet Care And Play Can Also Be Used In Many Lessons

Need to teach your child counting skills? Use the number of treats awarded to a pet during play. Does your child need to learn about responsibility? Make a schedule for playing with the pet at a certain time every day. The possibilities are endless.

Let your child play with a pet today and every day!

LAST UPDATED 8/31/2022

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1/1/2012

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by Lyn Lomasi; Owner of Intent-sive Nature & Brand Shamans Content Community

Welcome to Heart and Mind Homeschool, where you can find resources for every subject and grade level.

Today's kids are active and have busy schedules, which can take away from their studying time. But education needs to be a priority. With my own kids in mind, I've developed several methods for studying that are quick, enjoyable, and (more importantly) effective.

We have a variety of supplemental resources that can be used separately or in combination with any of our materials. The materials are offered separately because as long-time home educators, we know full well that each child has their own unique learning styles. Parents can piece together a unique learning experience for each child this way.

The best part about Heart and Mind Homeschool is that many resources and materials are completely free. To help keep that zero cost, we do serve ads on the site and we do require fees for some of our more in-depth materials, due to the cost of running the site, as well as the energy and time it takes to produce so many materials. We do our best to keep ads as family-friendly as possible and any costs as low as possible.

We look forward to being a learning resource in your home. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

LAST UPDATED 8/30/2022

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