If you have a dog as a pet, you will understand everything that we will tell you below, if you do not have it, you will probably need one to understand it. Dogs are faithful friends who are part of the family. Children can learn great values from them and for that reason alone, it is a good idea to include a dog as a pet in the family nucleus. To love him, take care of him and enjoy everything that he will bring you every day of your days.
Your dog has a lot to offer you
Although it may be hard for you to believe it at first, dogs can teach you great life lessons as a parent. Your faithful friend is also a good role model both for you as an adult, and for your children as children. Your dog has a lot to offer you!
In your fatherhood / motherhood you will have learned great lessons from your children, from educational professionals, from books and manuals for fathers and mothers, from articles like the ones I write to you daily where I talk about tips for your parenting to be better. But without realizing it, that little furry that you have by your side also has a lot to teach you ... It is a somewhat surprising source of learning, but if you look closely, you have a lot to learn from it.
If that dog is also adopted, it will teach you even more things because adopted dogs are the most grateful there is. You saved him from an uncertain and possibly devastating future, and thanks to you now, he has a much better life and is happy with you, because you have become his human family.
At the beginning there may be education problems but when you start to gain confidence, the dog learns how to behave and you all live in a family nucleus of harmony and peace, You will realize that the love that your dog has to offer you is the purest, unconditional and selfless that exists.
Many parents feel exhausted daily by the responsibilities they have in their homes, and that is that raising children and dealing with work and home is not always an easy task, in fact, it can be exhausting and really exhausting. But it is also the most satisfying job on the planet. Enjoying a family is the most wonderful thing you can ever do.
But in addition to all this, you need to realize how your dog has great lessons to offer both you and your whole family. Don't you know what it can be? Do not lose detail!
Life lessons that your dog brings you every day
Your children need constant affection
Your dog is your 'hairy son', an adopted son that you consciously made to love him every day. At the beginning of having him it is possible that he was a little destructive, and sometimes not all the rules work for him. But after all, you realize that love, guidance and rules are what really reassures him and makes him happy with you. When there are chaotic days, dogs also get nervous, and they indicate that it is time to stop and calm down. At home to be happy, you need peace and harmony, right?
This lesson is very useful for all parents, especially when there are more difficult days in parenting. Although it is not always easy to educate them, you know that love, guidance and rules can never be lacking. When your children are stressed they will also look to you to find calm and to appease their mental confusion. A massage, physical contact and love never fails. And this, your dog knows and reminds you every day.
Your kids should feel in control too
Your dog needs to explore in the park, to know that he can do things for himself, that he can decide when to sleep or when to run to play. Your dog follows a hierarchy and knows that there are bosses in the pack, he knows who he must follow so that the family continues in harmony. But sometimes he tries to dominate and you will have to re-mark who is the head of the pack so that there are no family imbalances.
Children can also challenge the rules and limits, it is an attempt to want to be in control and as a father or mother, you must indicate who is the head of the pack as well. But your children also need to be in control sometimes of situations. This is necessary so that, above all, they are able to think for themselves and learn to make good decisions in the future. The behavior is changeable and must always be cooperative so that the options that are chosen are the correct ones and pleasant situations for all. Respect and trust can never be lacking.
It's okay for children to be wrong
When your dog is running in the field and sees a bird he wants to play with, he may throw himself at some stones to play with it and hurt himself. You will have learned that next time you will have to stalk more carefully and not throw yourself so hard against the rocks. You will have to learn to recognize the path so that next time you do not hurt yourself or fall that you could have avoided before. If you do fall, though, all you have to do is get back on your feet to start running… and you'll feel like you've succeeded.
But this is a great lesson, it will make you realize that you must leave room (and make it safe) for your children to try things, fail and learn about their own mistakes so that in this way the next time, they can do things a little better for themselves ... And yesfeel satisfaction of having done better that time. It's what you need to learn resilience and recovery: learn from mistakes.
At the same time, your children should know that you will be by their side to offer guidance and support whenever they need it. Because you will never fail them, because you are the boss of the pack, and you will always be by their side to provide guidance and protection ... And that they learn to move forward in life in a self-sufficient and independent way.