https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/ All Things Feline for People who Love Cats and Kittens Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-815 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:39:02 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-815 I’m shocked by these statistics. I hope hoomans are listening to you, Ginger!

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-672 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:45:01 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-672 These statistics are very upsetting but it’s good to know that mental health and animal therapy services are there to help. We need to do a better job protecting our girls and also raising our boys to be decent people.

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-653 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 02:24:11 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-653 During my teen years I didn’t have my own cat, but we did have family cats that were always there listening and comforting. My horses were probably my best friends as I believe that to have a horse is to be one with that horse. But not everyone can have a horse. Cats are so much easier to house and care for and every bit as comforting.
Thanks for the statistics, they are alarming. I’m glad I didn’t have to grow up with social media always judging me.

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-652 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:04:19 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-652 Thank you for your article! This is such an important topic. Currently, the Human-Animal Interaction Lab at OSU is running a Cat-Training Research Program for Children with Developmental Differences to examine outcomes for children and their cats. We are currently collecting data for this project, but you can learn more about the project on the HAI website here: https://thehumananimalbond.com/current-studies/family-cat-training-program-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities/

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-644 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:25:12 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-644 Thanks for pulling together research for teens. I’m in my 20’s now but my cat helped me through my teen years. Thanks for the articles about mental health and cats which make this a really excellent website with pretty photos too.

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-642 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:00:46 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-642 Ginger and your brothers sure can help ..some humans would feel like comfortable to talk and tell secrets to a fluffy friend than to another human..good luck girrrrl and boys

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-641 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:36:39 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-641 Great article Ginger! I didn’t know about this research. My cat helped me through so much when I was a teen and was there when I need to be comforted like the other cat owners said.

]]> https://mewlayoung.com/cats-and-teens/#comment-639 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 05:48:14 +0000 http://mewlayoung.com/?p=27558#comment-639 My kids love our cats and I’m sure they share more with the cats then they do with me. I will show them this article.

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