Baby Clarisse likes doggy so much she dared to walk up close to a dog yesterday. I took baby Clarisse on a stroll around the park and without me noticing her, she walked slowly towards a stray dog. Luckily the dog is just a puppy and not at all fierce. The owner had the puppy on a leash as well.

When I saw her she was within arm’s reach of the puppy. I did not carry her away from the dog but stopped her from walking even closer to the puppy. I did not want to create fear of dogs in her.

Do you know why most kids like dogs so much? Well, it might actually be that they have a lot in common They are frisky, energetic, volatile, impulsive, unpredictable and not easy to control them. (If out them together, you’ve got either the stuff photo opportunities are made of or a disaster waiting to happen.)

At their age, toddlers have no idea what dangerous is. Therefore, it is important for parents to start instilling a little caution. If your toddler runs up to a strange dog or a familiar one, stop her before she gets too close but never put her in fears. We do not want to make our child turn into fearful on anything. I always explain to baby Clarise that she cannot simply pet a dog without Daddy and Mummy with her. Let your child know that she can do it when daddy and Mummy says it’s OK.

Well, of course it’s never an overnight accomplishment for a toddler to learn but when you keep telling her, she will get it fairly quickly.