Comments on: 5 Best Parrots for Families with Children

By: Barbara Cooley

Barbara Cooley — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:46:45 +0000

Parrots need and deserve alot of attention,good food, and even vet care at times. By no means are they a cheep or easy pet to have. If you don’t have the time it takes to care for them properly do yourself and more importantly them, a favor, don’t buy one. There are bad rescues popping up all over the place because birds are being over bread and people don’t do the resurce to see what all is involved in bird care. Please do the resurch first, don’t listen to the people who are making the money on them. All birds can and will bite! That’s how they commuicate their feelings to us.

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:27:50 +0000

Its a shame you left off linnies, they are great little birds for families…

By: Forest (the amazon parrot)

Forest (the amazon parrot) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:10:17 +0000

Great list and this is coming from a parrot! I love my mom and I don’t recommend amazons for kids! While I am sweet and cuddly my friend Bozo is an amazon who hates kids. My friend- an African grey is a fun bird, but they require a lot of responsibility and time. SQUAWKERS is a perfect pet for kids!!!

By: Lodigs

Lodigs — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:44:38 +0000

That’s my Nibbler up there, and while he’s an excellent pet, he’s far too vain to be considered humble.

By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:19:37 +0000

I have had my cockatiel for about 8 years, and I can’t imagine why anyone would want to give theirs away. Especially if they are tame. they have all the best traits of larger birds without the problems. They’re cuddly like a cockatoo, without developing the problems some cockatoos can have when they don’t get consistency. They are playful, and some can talk, like a macaw. You don’t have to worry about losing a finger while taming one, however, and I’ve heard owners say that even some of their breeding cockatiels are friendly. Even the most anti bird person couldn’t deny their charm after seeing a cockatiel dance and whistle excitedly when their owner lets them out of their cage.

By: Jamieleigh

Jamieleigh — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:28:09 +0000

Great entry!

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:03:28 +0000

Great entry!

Budgies and tiels have so much personality and it pains me that they are so often thought of as throwaway birds or maligned — even by people that should know better!

Consequently, there are usually a ton of them in rescues and families can work with the rescue to find a bird for them. The rescue where I volunteer almost always has a few tame tiels that were surrendered after the family lost interest, and some of them just love to be around kids!

By: Kibibi

Kibibi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:36:17 +0000

Great list! Especially the Squawkers McCaw

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:17:45 +0000

I think the McCaw is the most ideal suggestion. No worries about noise. They can off it and keep it in the cabinets whenever the kids start to lose interest. Ultimately this can prevent another case of a homeless or rehomed parrot.