Some people think that keeping pets is good for children while others think it is dangerous and unhealthy for them?

Some individuals support keeping

pets

around young

children

as they think it is beneficial while others oppose the idea citing pet-related injuries and fatalities in recent times. In

this

essay, I shall argue that dangers that stem from young

children

having

pets

are overemphasised, sometimes even exaggerated, and

children

receive substantive psychological benefits from having

pets

. To commence with, most parents allow common and friendly

pets

like cats, dogs and birds as their

children

's companions and the number of strange

pets

like snakes, spiders, apes, etc. are very rare.

Such

unfamiliar

pets

, which are a bit wild in nature, have been reported to hurt some

children

.

However

,

such

incidents are so rare that they are negligible.

This

is because the overwhelming majority of

children

have non-lethal

pets

like cats, dogs, fish, rodents and rabbits.

For instance

, recent statistical data reveals that 93% of

children

own non-lethal and friendly

pets

that have almost zero per cent chance of harming or hurting

children

. So, I believe that

pets

are not a physical danger to

children

. To shed some light on the positivity of letting

children

have

pets

, I can think of many.

However

the most important of them is the favourable effects it has on

children

's psychology and growth. Young pet owners frequently empathise with their

pets

and perform a diverse range of activities to maintain their well-being. The Cambridge Developmental Psychology Unit found that

children

who had grown up with

pets

were 30% less likely to bully others and to resolve conflicts through aggression.

Pets

are

also

conducive for young

children

's mental growth and they get involved in interesting activities with them that help them realise empathy more deeply. So it is undeniable that a child’s pro-sociality and mental health can be improved through exposure to

pets

. In conclusion, letting young

children

possess and interact with friendly

pets

have important benefits. It is not a threat to

children

and their health, rather beneficial to nurture some important good qualities in them. So, it is expected that parents who wish to have

pets

for their

children

would consider those benefits and

finally

select one of the common and friendly

pets

for their

children

.