LLevenson
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hey!
So I have noticed with Arias, that whenever we bring kids into our home, he does NOT like them, at all! My hubby and I have no kids but will hopefully in the next year or so. I am a bit concerned about what will happen when we do finally have children based off of Arias' behavior? If he meets kids outside of our house, he seems to do really well (like when we took him to my cousin's house, he played chase with their 2 year old, or when I take him outside and he sees the neighborhood kids, he lets them pet him and he is so good and patient). BUT having kids inside the house and he starts growling/hissing at them and then quickly removes himself and hides (which I praise him for, b/c at least he doesn't get aggressive, just removes himself from the situation).
A month ago, my friend brought her SLEEPING 6 month old over. Sound asleep in a carrier and Arias wouldn't go near her for the entire 45 minutes! The baby never woke up, never even made a sound and he sat about 6 feet away and just stared at this "foreign" creature like it was the scariest creature around. And then yesterday I babysat my best friend's 18 month old for the whole day. When she came in the house, Arias jumped up on her and sniffed her face. She cried b/c it scared her and he literally did it w/in 30 seconds of her coming into a new environment. He ran off once she cried out. then she was completely interested in him and when she would spot him in a chair, she would squeal which scared Arias and he would take off running and go and hide in our bedroom. The little girl is extremely well behaved and gentle. Then her parents came over to pick her up and to eat dinner with us and their 4 year old son was with them too. The 4 year old had Arias' feather toy, but Arias wanted NOTHING to do with him, and then the 4 year old chased after Arias and so Arias retreated to our bedroom to hide under a blanket for 3 hours while they were over! As soon as they left, he came out and resumed his normal behavior.
If those two kids had been adults, he would have been all over them, wanting to play, pestering them for love and attention. Has anyone else had this same experience? Is it just that he is not used to kids in his domain? Is this something that he will eventually get over once we have our own children and he has time to get accustomed to them? I hope so! It's just weird to me that out on the street (literally) he is cool but inside our house, he becomes a total grump.
So I have noticed with Arias, that whenever we bring kids into our home, he does NOT like them, at all! My hubby and I have no kids but will hopefully in the next year or so. I am a bit concerned about what will happen when we do finally have children based off of Arias' behavior? If he meets kids outside of our house, he seems to do really well (like when we took him to my cousin's house, he played chase with their 2 year old, or when I take him outside and he sees the neighborhood kids, he lets them pet him and he is so good and patient). BUT having kids inside the house and he starts growling/hissing at them and then quickly removes himself and hides (which I praise him for, b/c at least he doesn't get aggressive, just removes himself from the situation).
A month ago, my friend brought her SLEEPING 6 month old over. Sound asleep in a carrier and Arias wouldn't go near her for the entire 45 minutes! The baby never woke up, never even made a sound and he sat about 6 feet away and just stared at this "foreign" creature like it was the scariest creature around. And then yesterday I babysat my best friend's 18 month old for the whole day. When she came in the house, Arias jumped up on her and sniffed her face. She cried b/c it scared her and he literally did it w/in 30 seconds of her coming into a new environment. He ran off once she cried out. then she was completely interested in him and when she would spot him in a chair, she would squeal which scared Arias and he would take off running and go and hide in our bedroom. The little girl is extremely well behaved and gentle. Then her parents came over to pick her up and to eat dinner with us and their 4 year old son was with them too. The 4 year old had Arias' feather toy, but Arias wanted NOTHING to do with him, and then the 4 year old chased after Arias and so Arias retreated to our bedroom to hide under a blanket for 3 hours while they were over! As soon as they left, he came out and resumed his normal behavior.
If those two kids had been adults, he would have been all over them, wanting to play, pestering them for love and attention. Has anyone else had this same experience? Is it just that he is not used to kids in his domain? Is this something that he will eventually get over once we have our own children and he has time to get accustomed to them? I hope so! It's just weird to me that out on the street (literally) he is cool but inside our house, he becomes a total grump.