A little boy's turtle died, and he kept asking his father sadly what to do.

Dad picked up the turtle and threw it directly into the trash can.

The little boy behind him is surprised, confused, wronged and sad ... just like an emotional box.

Finally, the little boy sobbed, The tortoise is my brother. I never thought it would be thrown into the trash can. ...

▲ Children are born close to small animals, and parents should respect them.

Children have feelings for pets. Some people say that children are intimate with small animals because they classify their pets and themselves as the weak in the adult world, but in fact, children like small animals from nature except those that look dangerous. Entomologist Edward O. Wilson said that children often come into contact with small animals. Psychologist David Folques also said that 6 1% of preschool children's dreams are related to animals. Children like cute little animals so much that it is no wonder that bad people cheat children through pets.

Someone once played a "little joke" on a 5-or 6-month-old baby girl: when the baby started crying in the crib, the mother deliberately didn't respond, let alone walked to the bed. After the baby cried for a while, someone quietly put a little nursing dog into the crib. When the baby found his face licked, he felt a chill. The baby suddenly stopped crying, stretched out his hand and touched the furry little body of the little nursing dog, and soon giggled.

Therefore, children are born close to small animals. When a child's pet dies, parents should respect their children's emotions and attach importance to their emotions. So what should we do? The following is a lovely practice of mother, with wisdom behind it, which is really worth learning by parents!

▲ The practice of a mother

A little boy kept rabbits for two years. One weekend morning, after washing his cough, he suddenly found the little white rabbit in the cage holding its head motionless.

The little boy teased with his fingers, but the little rabbit did not move. The little boy shouted nervously, "Is the rabbit still sleeping?" Don't! Little rabbit seems to be dead! "

After being confirmed by his mother, the little boy burst into tears: "Mom, did I not take care of it?"

Without waiting for his mother to answer, the little boy continued to ask himself, "His parents know that he is dead. I wonder if he will be very sad? "

The little boy then asked, "Mom, didn't you say that as long as you pay attention to safety, people will die after a long time?"

Mother hugged the little boy and said, "Some rabbits only have a life span of two years. Maybe they are too old ..."

"It doesn't look old? I should have known it was old ... "

"Why don't we give it a funeral? Just like the little ant funeral in the picture book? "

The little boy nodded.

Before going out, the little boy not only charged the flashlight, but also brought stickers, car toys and lollipops.

Mom is a little confused.

The little boy said solemnly, "The rabbit is in the soil. If it feels dark, you can turn on the flashlight." Stickers and toys, it can be played when it is bored. I gave it a lollipop to remind it not to forget my good friend. ...

The mother hugged the little boy and praised him for doing the right thing. "

When he came home, the little boy asked, "Mom, will a new rabbit grow there?" Like a sapling sprouting? "

"Rabbits and saplings are different. The rabbit was born in its mother's belly. Maybe the mother rabbit will give birth to a baby rabbit soon. "

The little boy smiled. Finally, the little boy said softly, "thank you for playing with me for so long." I won't forget ... "

What did mother do? Behind the seemingly cute and casual practice, in fact, she not only helps children to face sadness bravely, but also helps children to look at death rationally and finally understand the meaning of life.

▲ To sum up, there are three points parents can learn from:

1, to help children bravely face the sadness of losing their pets.

As children say, as mentioned earlier, children are naturally close to small animals, and when their long-term companion pets leave, children will be very sad. In the face of children's sadness, parents should not laugh at or criticize their children for not being strong enough, just like the practice of holding a funeral for rabbits above, and help children slowly calm down their emotions through actions.

2. Guide children to look at the disappearance of life with a normal heart.

Understand that the birth and death of life is a natural law, just like the germination, flowering and withering of seeds ... all living things will follow this natural law to help children accept it calmly and treat it with a normal heart. A rabbit has left, and soon a baby rabbit will be born. This is a life lesson that every family needs to teach their children.

3. Understand the meaning and value of life.

What is life? Children's life as pets is short, and it is easy to understand that they are born happy and die sad. The important thing is to be happy when you are alive and gain the meaning and value of existence, just like the little boy above said, "Thank you Bunny for playing with me for so long, I won't forget it." People, isn't it the same?

Therefore, the death of a pet may be a trivial matter for parents, but it is a big deal for children. Please treat it correctly!

Key words: children keeping pets, life education, parent-child affection, early education.

Children say that Huang Xingzhen (parent-child) is a psychological counselor, studying children's psychological research and knowledge, and sharing scientific, interesting, practical and valuable parenting experience.