Pets are usually your child’s first best friend. A family pet is a great way to show your child unconditional love as well as teaching them about friendship, responsibility, loyalty, and empathy.
While most families adopt a cat or a dog there are other options available as well. Rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, small birds, and some fish can make great family pets, for instance, as long as they receive the specialized care they need. Big and small animals alike need the proper attention and care.
Adding a pet as a new member of the family is something that you are going to want to consider and discuss carefully as these pets become a lifelong friend that depends on you.
Here are eight things to consider when considering what type of pet to adopt:
1. How old should my child be before we get a pet?
2. Should we get a young animal or an older one?
3. What kind of dog is best with kids?
4. What animals shouldn’t be pets?
5. How should my child interact with pets?
6. How can I help my pet feel safe?
7. How can my kid help care for a pet?
8. How can I teach my kids to take good care of pets?
Continue reading for answers from the hummane society.
Imagine yourself living your whole childhood not knowing you have a twin. Now picture yourself happier than ever and getting married.How would you react if, long after getting hitched, you realize that your significant other is actually your long lost twin?
This is exactly what happened to this couple..er, pair of twins…
“A pair of twins who were adopted by separate families as babies got married without knowing they were brother and sister, a peer told the House of Lords.
A court annulled the British couple’s union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord Alton said.
The peer - who heard of the case from a judge who was involved - said the twins felt an “inevitable attraction”.
He said the case showed how important it was for children to be able to find out about their biological parents.
Details of the identities of the twins involved have been kept secret, but Lord Alton said the pair did not realise they were related until after their marriage.”
Read the article for all the details.
With the world’s population now at over 6 billion people, the WHO says that an additional 334,000 midwives are needed to lower the numbers of women and children who die or are disabled during pregnancy and childbirth.
Read it on Bloggingbaby.com.
Hollywood is unique, Cambodia is different, combined, it’s plain odd:
Angelina Jolie recently returned with her adopted son Maddox to his homeland of Cambodia, and while there she fed him a local delicacy: a plate full of crickets, with their guts intact. Angelina told reporters, “I recently took Mad to Cambodia and it was the first trip there where he really understood it. We took him to a restaurant in the middle of the night and he had his first plate of crickets.”
Crickets are a popular high-protein meal in Cambodia, and Angelina has also tried cockroaches and bee larvae, and has expressed an interest in learning to cook them at home so she can keep a cultural tradition alive for her son.
Read more here.
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