Sometimes in life, you simply cannot have everything you want! Unfortunately some children just do not understand this. So when they ask for a dog or a cat and you say no, they probably won't understand why and in the end they may end up getting pretty upset.
Or worse yet they think you are being a mean mom or dad! I always had dogs ever since I was a child but there was really no reason why. However, if you know your child isn't ready for an animal or maybe you have allergies or maybe you live in an apartment that doesn't allow animals, you could take a completely different route!
One thing I would suggest is online pet adoption or virtual pets. These pets really aren't pets at all, at least in the way we know them to be. Instead, these are online pets that your child can have - without the allergies and the mess!
I find that a lot more people besides parents have tried the online pet adoption option simply because it really can be so much fun and entertaining! Its pretty simple the way it works. Find a website that has virtual pets, sign up, make your pet, and that's it.
Then your child can play with the pet as long as he or she wants whenever they want. The cool thing about these pets is that you can "customize" them which will allow you to pick what kind of an animal you want (kitties, puppies, monkeys, frogs, lions, rabbits etc). Plus you also get to choose what color you want them to be. I played around on one of these websites just to see what it was, so I made a little purple pig named "Slim".
Plus you can choose to even dress these animals with clothes or other things like accessories. The point of this isn't just about pet adoption it can also be about teaching your children responsibility and letting them be creative with their pet. By responsibility I mean your child will have to take care of these animals.
They need to feed it, walk it, play with it, etc. So it's just like having a real pet but without all the extra added could be headaches! Plus this is incredibly fun for your child. And they feel special because they get to choose the pet and all those great options!
