At some point, every kid definitely appeals to parents to make in the house of the dog or cat. But it is not always possible - do not let the size of the apartment, my mother allergy. And let's see, that psycho-emotional development of the child mean animals.
In this article, let's look at that in the psycho-emotional development of the child mean animals. The man - part of nature, which owns mind. However, people from ancient times used the "instinctive adaptation of animals by imitating their habits, hunting, dancing, putting on their skins, wearing amulets with their image. Animals, therefore, has always been an example of survival and adaptation to the environment, helping the old survive.
The child's relationship to the animal has many similarities with the attitude of the ancient people to the animal. The child does not hesitate to copy the habits of animals and the animal is often touches us. Emotional background of the child gets positive emotions that are necessary for the development of the nervous system. He feels, perhaps more akin to the animal than apparent to him a mysterious and incomprehensible to an adult.
Animals are very close to the children, they can easily identify with them. Perhaps parents often hear this question of your child:
"Mom, can I be your little dog Pal?". Experiencing fear and anxiety in relation to parents and adults, our children can carry this attitude to animals, each of which has its own symbolic meaning.
A cat, for example, has long been considered a symbol of independence "celebrations in itself", freedom, mystery.
The dog, on the contrary, - dependence, loyalty, openness, simplicity;
wolf - danger to life; ram symbolizes strength, fertility, perseverance, stubbornness, fatherhood;
horse - friendly care and diligence;
bird - symbol of communication with the spiritual world of paradise, a symbol of hope and the free take-off,
fish - wisdom and serenity.
Fairy-animal characters help the child organize his life, to understand themselves, others, in good and evil.
What matters to the child at the moment, he can play in a fantastic world, having mastered the problem of standing in front of him, attributing some sense of the heroes of fairy tales. That is why the folk wisdom and a children's nature storytellers, animators acquaint children with life and its problems through images of animals.
How children love books about animals, especially with their beautiful images! Hens, cockerels, falcons, rabbits, bears, cats and dogs is associated in the child's perception of the real and the fabulous world as fairies and wizards, kings and princesses - it's invented characters and animals can be seen, touched.
To live among people, a child must learn to control their negative emotions, aggressive impulses. Playing with animals, children often make them sick, what to cat or dog immediately answer: go or bite the offender - it makes it impossible to continue such aggressive play. Protective behavior of the animal in conjunction with explanations of adults about how to deal with "our smaller brethren", promotes the ability to empathize, sympathize with, restrain, and through this transitional step child.