“Research suggests that children who engage with animals tend to be healthier, more disciplined, active, less irritable, and perform better in school.
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H?w?v??, D?. H?l H??z??, Em??it?s P????ss?? ?? Ps?ch?l??? ?t W?st??n C???lin? Univ??sit? (USA), h?s st??i?? h?w ??ts ????ct chil???n. D?. H??z?? ?n? h?? t??m ?n?l?z?? ???sti?nn?i??s ?n th? ?h?sic?l ?n? h??lth ?? chil???n in ??mili?s with ?t l??st ?n? 5- t? 10-????-?l?.
Th? st??? incl???? 5,191 chil???n, 2,236 ?? wh?m ?l???? with ??ts ?n? th? ??st with n?n-??t ????nts. Anim?l-c????-??? chil???n w??? h??lthi??, m??? ????i?nt, m??? ?ctiv?, l?ss i??it??l?, ?n? ??????m?? ??tt?? in sch??l.
Th???????, ????tin? ? ??t h?s m??? ??n??its th?n ????nts ???liz?. Chil???n ?n? ?nim?ls s?m?tіm?s ??c?m? s??lm?t?s ??? t? th?i? cl?s? ??i?n?shi?.Anim?l-c????-??? chil???n ??? h??lthi??, m??? ????i?nt, m??? ?ctiv?, l?ss i??it??l?, ?n? ??tt?? l???n??s.
An???? M??tin, ???m Vi??ini? (USA), is ?n int??n?ti?n?l ?w???-winnin? ?h?t?????h?? wh? l?v?s ?h?t?????hin? chil???n ?n? ?nim?ls. Sh? w?nts t? ???s??v? ?l??tin? m?m?nts in chil???n-??t ??i?n?shi?s th????h h?? ?h?t?s.
Th? m?th?? ?? ???? s?i? sh? h?s ??c?iv? m?n? ?????sts ???m ????nts t? t?k? ?ict???s ?? th?i? chil???n. Th?s, sh? h?s m?n? ch?nc?s t? ?isc?ss chil?-??t l?v?. All ?? An????’s ?h?t?s ??? s??t ?n? w??m ??c??s? ?? this ??i?n?shi?.