I want to teach my kid to like animals. Even small ones. But I am too afraid to touch them or even try to catch them.
Long time ago I had a friend that just jumped and caught a mouse with his bare hands. It was the same for small lizards, snakes… I would never be able to do that. Mostly because I am afraid to do that. He always loved animals and always released them, after he pet them for a bit. I think he is veterinarian now.
I want to be more like this friend, so I can teach my kid to be the same. Also I am jealous of styropyro. He just has his moth and squirrel friends… I want that to :)
Where should I start? Did you ever had similar feelings?
try watching terragreen videos with your kids, fascinating family friendly channel about just this
and most lil critters arent that dangerous
try to get one of those small fish tanks, fill it up with soil and plant a small plant and then you can start dropping small creatures into there to observe them for a bit, research them with your kids and then release them into their natural habitat or keep them as a pet :)