Nature

It's easy to forget that pets are a part of nature. I walked Bass (my son) down to the river yesterday and we sat on the dock just watching geese and other items floating down. He was enthralled and we had to say goodbye to the river for at least 10 minutes before I could part him from it. It made me wonder what he was learning in that time we spent. I wonder how our pets shape our childs development? A book called Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv suggests that nature has a substantive and positive role. Pets are a great way to help supplment the gift of nature in your kids lives while they are stuck indoors. Get them involved, and plan fun things they can do to interact. We will try to do the same.