If at your place there are animals, then from first months of life of the child it is possible to lay the foundation of communication with them. The baby will surely pay attention to a cat or a dog, will pull handles to a guinea pig. Encouraging thirst of the child for animals, we cultivate love for them, and through it – responsibility and desire to look after a small animal. And not vice versa. If the kid likes to look after animals, then, on the bigger account, not so important, it will be how skillful to turn out at it. You will be able always to check and to help it.
Infect with a personal example
Explain to the kid that animals, as well as we, need food, water, a corner for a dream, the place for a toilet. If the child absolutely small – it is possible to show how you feed the pet, commenting on the actions. Give to the child a piece of delicacy and suggest to treat a hamster or a cat. You watch at the same time that the animal did not bite.
You make cleaning of a cage, pet's toilet in front of the child. Do not do it secretly, do not sponsor excessively the kid, preserving him against smells and possible microbes. Smile and pay its attention to how the pet is happy to purity and an order.
Very curiously together with the child to clean ears and to cut claws to a domestic small animal. Let the kid give Q-tips, nozhnichka – he will like to be involved in hygienic procedures.
Trust the child. But check
For a start entrust it a number of simple, but regular duties: to watch purity of water in a drinking bowl, to sweep the scattered forage. Allocate to the kid an individual small broom and a rag, he will be proud to carry out ""as the adult"" the duties. Explain to the child that animals are friends, and depends on us as far as to them will live comfortably and cheerfully. In process of growing of the child charge to it more and more. Carefully weigh physical and psychological readiness of your child to look after an animal. Observe, how responsibly and skillfully the kid takes the duties whether the level of comfort of accommodation of a small animal goes down. It is better not to charge some responsible actions to the child. Let toothbrushing and bathing of a guinea pig, nevertheless, will remain to a dog for you. Never appoint cleaning of a cage or washing of a cat's toilet as punishment, equally more than ever you do not promise as a prize for the five purchase of a puppy or canary. The child has to realize that an animal - not a change of your methods of education and not a toy. Whatever responsible was your child, never neglect such important issue as care for an animal. Check whether is enough for the pet of food, whether the toilet is crowded. If noticed that the kid is lazy something to carry out, suggest it to make it together. If the animal regularly starves, and on the apartment the stench is carried – well, the child does not cope with a task, you should do everything. If you do not shame the child, then do not punish. Do not leave also the pet hungry of the principle. Wait some time, then softly offer the child of a duty more simply. Promise it the help and support.