When is it ok to expose children to live feeding ?

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I think 3 is a little young to expose a kid to death just in general, it doesnt have to be particularly an animal eating another animal but this is on a case by case basis for sure. There are plenty of kids that are ready for that realization at 5 and there are plenty of adults which can't ever accept that reality.

With this said, my daughter is 2 and fully understands that the snakes must eat, and knows what their food is called, knows what happens, has watched it, and enjoys it. She also has her own pet rats that we let her hold and interact with that she knows are not snake food.

As far as 3 being to early to be exposed to death in general, let alone 2, we lost our 4 month old son about 6 months ago and she was well aware that she lost her little brother. So I guess not exposing her to death at an early age went right out the window.

Do what you think is best for your child. I will say tho as a parent, there is no harm having your children live in the real world, because sooner or later they WILL find out that death exists, and that it can be extremely hard to deal with at times, but one day everyone and everything has their time.

Might as well grow up with it instead if having to adjust and cope later...


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