Great question! I think it's super important to make sure that children and dogs can interact safely. Dogs work from a pack mentality, so from the get-go, your children need to be established as leaders in your "pack." The easiest and most effective way to do this is with food. To a dog, whoever controls the food is in charge. I teach my children how to feed our dogs following the same sit, eye contact, ok method and that helps a lot to establish them as leaders. I also help my kids understand how the dogs are feeling when they act in certain ways and to be aware of their personal space. This depends a lot on the dog and their personality. Poppy doesn't like to be bothered, but Maverick likes to be in the center of all the chaos with kids. Does that help? Happy to answer more questions if you have them!