Kids start learning at an early age . Actually , psychologist say that whatever you are exposed to in the first five years of your life will be what transforms your personality for the rest of your life . It ’s a mad phenomenon , but I believe it to be genuine .
fauna can meet a huge part in a minor learning skills they will need later on in life . Letting a child have an animal will not only ramp up character , but will get them tortuous in your daytime to day unremarkable to where they palpate like they are assist out . I can see my girl ’s face light up around animals and when she gets to avail out with the care of them . I see her learning every Clarence Day and mature as she turn over into the knowledge , taking it all in .
Here are 5 skills that children like Farm Fit Girl can learn from like for creature :
1 . Responsibility – Animal tending postulate to be schedule to where they are fed daily at the same clock time . Farm Fit Girl is learning this skill with her dog Sage . Sage is fed morning and night and Farm Fit Girl knows it . She ’s also really into feeding the bottle babe goats we have on the farm . We tell her that the animals are thirsty and need to be feed . Soon , she will be jumping up and caring for her animate being without us ask her to .
2 . Animal Husbandry – The possibilities are endless . I am still ascertain animal husbandry skill and I have an fauna science degree ! Nutrition , reproduction , disease and wellness are just a few thing kid can con by being involved . I learned to give an injectant to a calf at a very other age and Farm Fit Girl will , too . At 19 month old , she is learning to eat the bottle babe by herself . She is learning about beast giving birth and has seen them in actual labor . She has seen me assist a Energy Department in labor with her brilliant eyes . She has fancy an brute ’s health suffering and has been my proper - hand girl to help oneself treat and care for the animal . She ’s my medicament bottle holder and right now she ’s o.k. with it . Soon , she will be the one giving the injection . I ’m sure of it .
3 . Self - Reliance – Decision - making and quick thinking are just two skills child learn by caring for animals . What to feed the beast and how much ? That goat ’s foreland is stuck in the fencing – What do I do ? That cow is having a calf – What do I do ? As she mature , she will take that there is no absolute right fashion to furbish up a trouble or issue . She will get a line to use her head and her vulgar signified to do what is good for the animal at that given metre . By learn how to make decisions , she will be setting her future up for success in her many endeavors .
4 . Food Production – Farm Fit Girl has learned about nutrient production by helping me in the garden last summertime . She was not on the farm when we butchered the chickens last Fall so she has not experienced pith production yet . We have excuse to her that the wimp , beef and goat we are presently run through are the ones we rear . She has experienced the death of an animal and we talked with her about it as maturely as we could with our 1 year one-time . As she get older , she will learn how to slaughter and cut up an animal the way it was meant to be litigate for our own consumption .
5 . How to Care – Raising an beast learn nestling how to wish . It is easy to explicate to Farm Fit Girl that if she does n’t bung her dog Sage , then Sage will be hungry and perchance even brainsick . She realise the concept and she care about hold on her dog sound . As she get older , I contrive to teach her why we vaccinate the animals safely to keep them healthy . I will teach her about things like drug withdrawal time to keep our food supply secure so that she learns to care more about her fellow consumers and the food they eat .
There are so many more skills I hope to apportion with my daughter on our farm and homestead . I wish all children could live this life and I welcome anyone of you to bestow your children to my farm and homestead to instruct them attainment for a lifetime . To teach them to care , to teach them where their food come from , and responsibility for their future and for the future of food for thought product for the grow existence they will flourish in .
Until Next Time ,
Farm Fit Mama
