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Unfortunately, toddlers tend to be even less kind to animals than to playmates. Animals – like vegetables, minerals, and peers – are merely objects to be manipulated for a toddler’s private entertainment, investigated for his personal edification. That these creatures have long ears, tails, fur, feathers, or other interesting appendages or coverings, makes yanking, tugging, squeezing, squishing, pursuing, and tormenting them all the more tantalizing.
But just because animal “torture” is all in fun for toddlers – they certainly don’t realize they’re doing harm – doesn't mean its acceptable behavior. Teaching toddler to have respect for the rights animals is as important as teaching them to have respects for the rights of humans. These are some tips to teach toddler loving the animals.
