Birds can be awesome pets for young children. They offer invaluable companionship, interaction, and an important sense of responsibility. However, not all bird species are equally suited for kids.

This blue budgie is a playful parakeet with a typical lifespan of 5–10 years. Macaws and cockatoos can live to be 70–80 years old. averess / Getty Images/iStockphoto My middle schooler decided she ...