Children and Pets

[anicatgirl]

Pets are Living creatures not Barbie dolls. They are fantastic media for teaching kids about different facets af life which they soak up like sponges.
There is no reason to dumb it down.

I agree with this. I have taught preschool for 8 years, and when they ask the hard questions "Why is grass green?" etc, I always like to provide the true answer, which leads to more questions, which is awesome. They might not get it all yet, but it starts a good thing to learn to question and seek after knowledge.

That being said, I don't think that was what OP was saying per se.