Something we all knew
Young children with dogs have fewer social interaction problems. Those of us dog parents have known this, it just had to be quantified. :B Doug
Forum Discussion
Agreed, this was in the article:
The fact that they found that children that had more interactions with the dog each day showed greater consideration for others than those that had fewer is a significant finding.
The research did not, however, prove a cause-and-effect link between a dog and a child’s behavior, stating that it could be coincidental that youngsters with good social and emotional development have dogs or that the families of children with dogs may offer more nurturing environments.
The fact that they found that children that had more interactions with the dog each day showed greater consideration for others than those that had fewer is a significant finding.
