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Pets and Toddlers in your Household

February 22, 2007 by GreatDad Writers Leave a Comment

There is one thing in common between pets and toddlers in your
household – both of them crave your love and attention, and both of them require your utmost care.
If a pet has been staying in the household much before an toddler has come to stay there, the pet
may feel threatened and even jealous of the attention given to the new toddler. It may tend to
attack the toddler when unattended.

In another case, household pets may mistake a toddler for
a game or an intruder and attack them accidentally. Sometimes, household pets are unable to gauge
the strength and limits of a toddler and may unknowingly hurt the toddler while playing with it.

Here are some tips to ensure your toddler and your household pet live in
harmony:

  • Do not neglect your pet – pay the pet as much (or almost) attention as you did
    before the toddler arrived
  • Let the pet know that the toddler is its friend and not a
    rival – you may introduce the pet to the toddler and familiarize them in a friendly way
  • Train the pet to get accustomed to the toddler’s ways by playing tapes of toddlers
    crying and other means so that the pet is not frightened when the toddler cries in reality
  • Do not leave your toddler unattended with a pet around – the pet may unknowingly (or
    knowingly, if not properly trained) hurt the toddler or indulge in things that may not be good for
    the toddlers welfare
  • Keep the pet hygienically clean so that the chances of the toddler
    contracting diseases from it remain minimal

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