Week 4

This week I looked up the disadvantages of having a pet in the home with children. I could not find many resources to back up this statement. I suppose not many people think that pets are a bad thing to have. So far I have more advantages of pets rather than disadvantages. Some of the things that I found involve the maintenance and commitment of having a pet. The main disadvantage is that pets can be very expensive, especially if they get sick. It costs a lot of money to not only buy a pet (if you buy an expensive purebred dog for example), but to continue to care for a pet. It takes a lot of time and energy to care for a pet. They require feeding and exercise and if you do not fully commit to caring for a pet, then maybe you should not own one. 

I did not quite find the information that I was hoping for. I was hoping that I might find some information about the developmental benefits of not owning a pet (in contrast to the benefits of owning a pet). Perhaps I need to look for more specific resources to find this information, or maybe no one has researched this theory. From most of the information I have looked at, pets are generally beneficial to people.

Next week I will compare and contrast the information I have gathered and I will hopefully come to a conclusion about pets. I will also try and discover which pet is best to have in regards to the development process.