Colombo: “Animali da compagnia hanno grandi benefici per sviluppo dei bambini”
(Adnkronos) - “Autostima, empatia, senso di responsabilità, rispetto per la diversità, sviluppo delle capacità cognitive e facilitazione delle relazioni sociali sono tra i benefici che gli animali da compagnia apportano ai bambini”. Parola dell’esperta Elisa Colombo, Psicoterapeuta, intervenuta all’incontro organizzato da Royal Canin per esplorare il prezioso rapporto che si instaura tra animali da compagnia e bambini.
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00:00What do you think about the relationship between a child and an animal?
00:04From an emotional point of view, the child is guaranteed a very stable relationship,
00:12characterized by affection and lack of judgment.
00:17All this contributes to improving the child's self-esteem.
00:23From a relational point of view, the relationship with an animal
00:27allows the child to get in touch with someone who is different from him or her.
00:33This stimulates respect for diversity
00:39and also drives an improvement of empathy, a good development of empathy.
00:47Finally, from a cognitive point of view,
00:51the animal first of all facilitates the child's learning
00:55because it induces a state of calm, so all cognitive processes are facilitated.
01:01And then, thanks to the daily contact with the animal,
01:05the child is facilitated in the learning of some basic biological concepts,
01:09such as the fact that all animals eat, drink, breathe, have a heart, move.
01:16These learnings are much stronger, much more effective
01:21because they are conveyed by a relationship that has an important emotional content.