Do companion animals enhance social and emotional development in children?
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Dec 29, 2017
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companion animals children social and emotional development
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Many parents believe that companion animals enhance their children development, especially social and emotional development. While some research supported this idea, there are still criticisms. This article discusses about parents’ roles if they want to use companion animal as an assistance to enhance their children’s social and emotional development. The article concludes that companion animals may have positively influence on children’s development under the condition of parent’s involvement. Also, there is an empathy room in this area to be filled
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Yotanyamaneewong, S. (2017). Do companion animals enhance social and emotional development in children?. Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 15(3), 137–145. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/vis/article/view/144906
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Beetz, A., Julius, H., Tumer, D. and Kotrschal, K. (2012). Effects of social support by a dog on stress modulation in male children with insecure attachment. Front Psychol, 3: 1-9. Bowlby, J., 1980. Attachment and loss, Harper colophon books. Basic Books, New York. Brodie, S.J. and Biley, F.C. 1999. An exploration of potential benefits of pet-facilitated therapy. J Clin Nurs. 8: 329-337.
Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Service. 2017. Dog and cat population in 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017 from http://dcontrol.dld.go.th/dcontrol/index.php/rabie s/747-%20dogpop2016 (in Thai) Chutimon Kwankijbavonkul and Piyanan Hirunchalothorn. 2016.The study of social skills in young children with autism through Hippotherapy.Academic Services Journal, Prince of Songkla University, 27(2): 51-60. (in Thai)
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Sangsuree Samangkul (Eds.), General Psychology. Chiang Mai: Chiang Mai University,
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O’Haire, M.E. 2010. Companion animals and human health: benefits, challenges, and the road ahead. J Vet Behav, 5: 226-234.
O’Haire, M.E. 2013. Animal-assisted intervention or Autism Spectrum Disorder: a systematic literature review. J Autism Dev Disord, 43: 1606-1622.
Purewal, R., Christley, R., Kordas, K., Joinson, C., Meints, K., Gee, N. and Westgarth, C. 2017.
Companion animals and child/adolescent development: a systematic review of the
evidence. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 14: 234-258.
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Poresky, R.H. and Hendrix, C. 1989. Companion animal bonding, children’s home environments and young children’s social development. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, MI, USA.
Taylor, A.F. & Kuo, F.E. 2006. Is contact with nature important for healthy child development? State of the evidence. In: Spencer, C. & Blades, M. (Eds.),Children and Their Environments. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.124140.
Theeranat, N., and Cholsin, S. (2552). Development of humanity behaviors, In: Samangkul, s. (Eds.), General Psychology. Chiang Mai: Chiang Mai University, 49-86. (in Thai)
Wells, D.L. 2009. The effects of animals on human health and well-being. J Soc Issues, 65(3): 523-543.