Some children express their identities. as a cat etc
My kid is an animal: Furries and Therians in child development
It typically involves people who enjoy the art of expressing themselves in an animalized way. Most commonly, they dress up as animals in a form of cosplay,
Therian is slightly different from "furry," and is typically harmless. Identifying as therian means that a person identifies as a non-human being, typically an animal, which might be a wolf, bear, cat, or maybe even a worm.
[June 14, 2024 - I have made some (minor) edits to the original version of article, as it appears to be getting a bit more attention, and, in response to some comments from the therian community, I wanted to revise some language in order to be a bit more clear. If you are reading this as a part...
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So should we encourage them that they really are a cat....feed them cat food, let them shit in a litter box etc