Pets Can Make Smart

Pets not only make homes even more lively or as a "guard" the house. Keeping animals was also able to help make us healthier. What are the effects of raising animals in the house?
Push intelligenceResearch finds that having a pet helps a child to read better, and even help children's cognitive as well. In 2010, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine conducted a study of some children who are just learning to read. They were asked to practice reading accompanied by their dogs. Children who participated in this study claimed to feel more calm than reading to a dog accompanied by a parent, teacher, or friend. Child and adolescent psychiatric institutions in the United States also found that pets can also help establish a non-verbal communication skills of children.
Reduce the risk of asthma and allergy attacksIt sounds absurd, but the researchers actually found that a dog or cat at home with small children can actually help reduce the likelihood of the child grow up with allergies or asthma. A study at the University of Wisconsin, United States, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showed that children who grow up in a dog house at home have stronger immune system capable of fighting chronic respiratory problems. Then, in a study reported by the American Medical Association in 2002 said, children who grow up to have a pet dog or cat lowers the risk of having an allergy to animals and other allergies, such as grass or mites.
Calming autistic children with the conditionFor children with autism conditions, daily activities, especially regarding the social situation, it could be more difficult and stressful than the other person feels. In 2010, University of Montreal study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology found that the presence of pets in the home can reduce tension and stress of children with autism conditions. Parents of children with autism who participated this condition reported less problems with autism terasosiasikan attitude when children are introduced to the pet who has been educated and they kept it.
Make activeObviously, when you raise animals, you have to maintain health and cleanliness of the animals. To do that, the owner would have to move and do something. Starting from the cleaning of the animal, cage, also took on the move. For example, you must accompany your pet dog for a walk to keep him healthy. A study in Australia say that the physical health of families (both children and adults) who have pets and are quite active higher than families who do not keep animals. While in another study said, the family dog ​​is not as high prevalence rates of obesity are not the family dog.
Good for mental healthCaring for furry animals offer encouragement to one's mental health. Pets are welcome topic of conversation that was very popular, so it can be a help to build friendships with others and encourage social interaction (necessary for mental health). Sense of responsibility as a pet can keep yourself away from depression, and well-known friendship with animals can reduce stress significantly.
A study in 2009 in the United States shows that having a pet also contributed much to the treatment and rehabilitation of adults with serious mental illness. Cats and small animals such as birds and rabbits and even used to help the treatment of prisoners.
Good for heartStroked and hugged the pet was good for the heart. Research shows that dog owners have lower blood pressure levels, lower cholesterol and the risk of dying from heart complications. In the first decade of the study conducted the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, which was published in 2008 revealed that the risk of a cat fancier to die of a heart attack 60 percent lower than that do not raise animals, and 70 percent lower die from cardiovascular disease than those who do not maintain animals.