With the release of the movie “Where the Wild Things Are” I can’t help but think of the book “Why the Wild Things Are”, a book by Gail Melson that discusses just why a relationship with animals is such an important part of the lives of children.
Children learn to be compassionate with animals, they learn to be sympathetic and nurturing, but only in the right environment. Children should be encouraged to love the wild things as much as we ask them to love companion animals, or even ourselves for that matter. In 1933 the National PTA Congress said that children trained to respect animals will grow up to be better adults (paraphrasing).So it’s important and incumbent upon parents to teach their kids to be gentle, kind and respectful of all animals. They should teach them the Golden Rule, as we understand it by our Golden Retriever…who loves everyone and treats everyone with respect and courtesy.
How simple a concept…the Golden Rule, yet so hard to follow.
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