Our family includes three cats-a six year old mellow guy whose relationship with me pre-dates the one with my husband, and a pair of three year old monster kitties-we adopted them when we got married. Nacho has recently taken a much greater interest in the furry members of the family. She gets very excited and waves her hands and arms around when she sees the cats, and screeches happily when they come near. And if one comes near enough for her to touch the joy is palpable.
It's a good lesson for Papa and for me about how to teach her gently. You'll often see one of us with a cat on one side and the baby on the other repeating (in French or English) something like "gentle touches please" or "softly, please." I hope that by starting now with telling her in a positive way what we expect will be a behavior that we carry with ourselves as she grows.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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