illuminabi:

Know what needs to stop? Parents allowing their children to mistreat their pets. Its not cute. It’s not harmless. It puts both children and pets in danger. If your child can’t play gently and safely with an animal (and like most toddlers for example can’t) then you need to create separate spaces for them. And closely supervise any interaction (in general even if they are gentle) and teach your child how to treat animals properly.