You have a young child or a new born baby.
You want a pet.
You want a kitten to be specific.
This situation is the same as bringing a new baby home to a pet cat, only now you are bringing a pet cat home to a young child or baby.
You may be a little anxious as to how this is going to go over.
There are things you can do to make it a simple and enjoyable process for both the feline and the children.
The first thing to do is establish the area for the pet.
This area is for the cat only.
The next step is to have another area where the cat and the kids can play together.
Never leave the pet and the kids unsupervised, especially if they are young kids.
The young kids can get the cat but may not know how to treat it.
Have the kids and the cat in the common area for play together.
Teach both children and animal some games to play together.
Use a piece of string, put your hand under a blanket and let the cat chase it.
I'm sure you can come up with some other ideas.
Allow this only for a brief period of time in the beginning.
Gradually let the two different species get used to each other.
Your kids will scare the feline.
There is no doubt about that.
These animals are scared of things that children do naturally.
Sharp movement by the human may scare the cat as it is not used to this type of mobility.
The crying kids and baby's do can get on the nerves of the pet.
The cat is not used to these sounds and has to get used to them.
You should show your kid or kids how to show that it loves the family pet.
Teach your child where the pet likes to be scratched.
show your kids how to talk in a low, calm and soothing voice to the pet.
You most definitely have to show them how to pick up the feline without hurting it.
Show them that they should never corner the cat.
This will lead to getting bit or scratched.
Even if your kids get along with your family pet, you should always be watching.
Who knows when one of the kids will decide that it is a good ideas to pull the cats tail.