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rewards that having a companion in the home would provide. Either way,
kids and animals alike benefit from each other’s company, and they enjoy
some pretty valuable benefits along the way.
 A study in the Journal of Pediatrics shows that kids who had a dog
during the first year of their life had higher immune response, with
31% fewer respiratory tract infections than those without.
 Budding fashion designers always have a muse.
 I think I can, I think I can! Children with a companion animal in the
home have higher self-esteem.