Some people think that keeping pets is good for children while others think it is dangerous and unhealthy. Which opinion do you agree with? Discuss both options and give examples.

✨ Do you want to improve your IELTS writing?
Having a pet is every
child
Use synonyms
's dream. Children usually
fullfill
put in effect
fulfil
fulfilled
their dream much later in life, when they are capable of supporting themselves and ready to start a family of their own.
This
Linking Words
is when the question "Are pets are dangerous for children or not?"
arises
Suggestion
Arises
. There is a portion of the population that
belives
accept as true; take to be true
believes
believers
believe
, animals may harm children while others are of the opinion that there several benefits to children having pets. In
this
Linking Words
essay, I will discuss both these views and justify why I believe that it is good for children to have pets growing up. Parents are of the
mindsent
Suggestion
mind sent
that animals like cats and dogs may get
possesive
serving to express or indicate possession
possessive
or jealous and harm a
child
Use synonyms
.
This
Linking Words
was evident in a case recently reported in the papers about a
pitbull
Suggestion
pit bull
bitting
capable of wounding
biting
belting
betting
a three month old baby in a home in India. Another reason pets are considered to be unhealthy is due to the fact that the hair shed may cause allergies or harmful respiratory diseases in children.
However
Linking Words
, these problems could be solved by training pets as well as
freequent
coming at short intervals or habitually
frequent
cleaning of homes.
On the other hand
Linking Words
, several people have identified the advantages of kids having pets at home.
Firstly
Linking Words
,
having pets help
Suggestion
will pets help
have pets helped
are pets helping
were pets helping
were pets helped
are pets helped
having pets help
develop a sense of responsibility among children. These children grow up to be good teachers, managers and even parents.
Secondly
Linking Words
, interacting with animals creates a sense of empathy
whithin
internal to, not outside; located in the bounds of
within
the
Use synonyms
child
Accept comma addition
child, thus
thus
Linking Words
enabling them to be good humans who keep the requirements of others in mind before performing an action.
Lastly
Linking Words
, pets make kids feel loved and
hence
Linking Words
bring up their self esteem. There are a myriad of
such
Linking Words
instances reported on the internet.
For example
Linking Words
, one of how a dog help build the confidence of a
child
Use synonyms
bullied for having Downs Syndrome and another of a dog
allerting
a state of readiness to respond
alerting
owners of smoke in the house
thus
Linking Words
saving them and their
child
Use synonyms
. In conclusion, I believe that children should have the experience of growing up with a pet. Parents must keep in mind that several issues associated
with animal can
Suggestion
with an animal can
be done away with
traning
activity leading to skilled behavior
training
turning
or by having docile pets like fish, that are
also
Linking Words
reletivly
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
relatively
easier to take care of.
Submitted by vibhasathesh on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Topic Vocabulary:
  • companion
  • responsibility
  • care
  • empathy
  • compassion
  • social skills
  • transmit
  • diseases
  • allergies
  • safety risks
  • time
  • effort
  • money
  • mature
  • handle
What to do next:
Look at other essays: