My kindergarten class of animal lovers was fascinated by a new book about cats. One illustration showed a cat carrying her kittens by the scruff of the neck. The text made the point that although this was a safe way for the mother cat to carry her kittens, children should not carry kittens in this manner. When I asked the children to think about
Why this was so . they had some thoughtful replies. One child said, “We might drop them”. Another said We might hold them too tight and choke them.” Agreeing with these reasons, a third nodded her head wisely and added, “Yes, and we might get fur in our mouths.”