Today’s Parenting Tip:

DECIDE:   To celebrate pets.

PRACTICE:   Today, plan to celebrate your pet’s birthday or day of arrival to the family.

If you don’t have a pet yet, make plans for what the day will be like when a future pet will arrive.

Consider the needs of the pet when you plan your celebration. Be careful not to make the celebration be too much for the pet.

Explain that the type of celebrations that people have are not good for animals. In fact they can be dangerous for animals.

Especially be careful about foods. Some foods are dangerous for some animals.

Today’s Decide and Practice daily parenting tip was inspired by our featured picture book, PICK A PUP.  Read the book to a child in your life each day as a reminder of what you are deciding and practicing that day.

Come back each day for another good parenting decision and how to practice it. (Each day’s activity will also be posted on the Daily Parenting Tips page for easy access.)

Read the whole story at Kids and Pets: The Basics.