Children are busy just like parents.
In one way or another, parents usually end up being the primary pet caretaker. At a minimum, parents are called upon to be pinch-hitters, and to supervise and help educate their children about care of the pet. While most children cannot realistically be expected to take on a pet s full care, there are tasks that children can do and should. In caring for a pet, a child can form a deeper bond with the pet, one that can enrich a young person s life. Perhaps most important, caring for another living creature, and being needed in this way, is one of the most satisfying human experiences one that, in my opinion, contributes mightily to character and to happiness.