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[quote=Anonymous]I had ADHD and was very gentle with animals. I have hyperfocus when it comes to them. My same age cousin with ADHD was not gentle, very impulsive, until 10 or so. Anyway. My kid couldn't *really* be trusted 100% of the time with our small animals until 5. I think that's on the low end, even-- but I'm talking hamster or guinea pig. A cat has more defenses. I hear people saying they had a 3 year old who was fine but I'm skeptical-- not of the fact that they were gentle and continued to be-- but that the parents could let down their guards when the kid was 3. That seems problematic. Even very kind, empathetic and/or obedient preschoolers are still preschoolers. I don't think you can relax until later.[/quote]
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