According to Help Guide, a website dedicated to improving mental health, pets have been scientifically proven to make people happier, reduce stress and anxiety, reduce depression and lower blood pressure.
How animals influence child development
Psychologists say that interaction with a pet enhances physical, social, emotional and mental development.
Caring for pets helps your child develop motor skills and increases overall activity.
Dogs help in treating children with various mental problems, mental retardation, and autism.
Having a pet can help develop responsibility, independence and compassion in a child.
Communication with horses and horse riding helps children to rehabilitate with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including children with cerebral palsy.
For example, in Israel, hippotherapy – treatment with the help of a horse in the format of a psychotherapeutic consultation – has gained popularity.
This technique helps children with neuroses, hyperactivity, lack of self-confidence, and low school performance.
