{"id":5445,"date":"2022-02-07T04:30:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5445"},"modified":"2022-02-07T04:30:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:30:57","slug":"meowy-monday-cats-and-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5445","title":{"rendered":"Meowy Monday \u2013 Cats and Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Some of you know that I am blessed with a lot of children around me. My three daughters gave me six grandchildren and now I have eleven great-grandchildren from the age of eighteen-months to twelve years. And most of them are fascinated by animals\u2014cats, dogs, horses, the bear and raccoons \"\"that visit their properties\u2026 My seven-year-old twin great-grandchildren are junior bird-watchers and can identify and discuss a wide variety of our local birds.<\/p>\n

Sadly, there are cat allergies in some of these households, and the children have to get their cat-fix at Nana\u2019s house. They ogle and count the cat motif items I have around my house\u2014inside and out and in every room. \"\"They will stop during a walk and entice a friendly cat with petting. They read the books I give them\u2014most of the time featuring cats. One three-year-old carries around a small plastic cat that goes to a puzzle I gave her, and the twin eighteen-month old girls sleep with stuffed tigers. They also have two cats that love to romp with them. I\u2019m pretty sure the girls \"\"will be trying to put doll clothes on the cats at some point. These are lovely cats and may actually allow it.<\/p>\n

\"\"Do you have cats and kids in your life? What a great opportunity to teach kids about cats\u2014from the care and responsibility of caring for cats to compassion for cats and other animals. Remember, they learn a lot by watching. And I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve\"\" had the opportunity to notice this, but cats tend to like children.<\/p>\n

Our tabby, Lily, spent a good part of her day watching (from a window) the children next door playing in their yard. Olivia is an isolation kitty\u2014meaning, we adopted her in 2020 and she hasn\u2019t met very many people, especially children. But I notice that she is sure curious about them. Maybe with time she\u2019ll have the opportunity to know and love a child. I hope so. There\u2019s nothing cuter than a cat and a kid, unless it\u2019s a cat and a dog.<\/p>\n

Someone sent this adorable video to me last week and I just have to share. It\u2019s a cling-on cat that adores her dog. So sweet. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-UNK_GK0T-GK1C&v=883385008998642<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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