Do you freak out or brave it?

hi, Nice question my friend..For me i will tell to the child if what animals is that. Inever let them be scared,instead i will let them touch if necessary.If they are dangerous i will make story for them to enjoy if what animal is that.

We encourage our kids to not be afraid of little critters! But, teaching them to be knowledgeable about it . . . it wouldn't be smart to touch bees or poisonous rattle snakes! I don't particularly detest any insects or animals, so I don't have a problem with it. I try to never freak out anyway - no matter what critter they are around, they should always remain calm - so I stay calm when I tell them when they shouldn't be touching - say like if a squirrel came up to them (because they can bite and pass on whatever it is that rodents have!). When we walk home from school, we're always finding roly pollies, slugs, worms and all sorts of fun critters!

Good discussion! When I was younger and babysitting, a 5 year old little boy came up to me and said look what I found! He opened his hands and there was a spider. I have a personal reason for being scared of spiders and slapped it out of his hand immediately and showed him first hand what a spider could do and told him the story. He never tried picking up spiders again. However I taught him about lizards,ladybugs, and even lightening bugs that he could hold and touch. Now 35 years later I have a son that is 22 and he has had a black widow spider in a cage in his room for a year. He has had several snakes. I have actually went snake hunting with him and am in awe how good he is. He has taught me to have respect of reptiles and unfortunately bugs. He even took me outside and showed me spiders that spun their web on the ground at night and also took them back up as daylight came. But a flashlight would shine off the web so you could see them. Crazy how close all the little creatures are but they are a part of our world. I think its each individual and maybe how you were raised. I grew up with grasshoppers, and lizards, frogs, so that made me a little less afraid I think.