Should I allow my siblings to interact with my bd?

[Lemonizer]

Hello! I'm preparing for a big talk with my parents about getting a beardie, and I need to be ready for any questions they might ask. One of them could be about kids.
So I have a brother who's turning 8 on June 29th, and a sister who is turning 5 on August 7th. Should they be allowed to interact with the dragon? Provided I force them to wash their hands twice with soap and water and then hand sanitizer. I don't think I'll allow them to hold him, at least not while standing up, and not until he's older. I might just hold him and they would stroke him or something, and they are mature enough and don't lick their hands. I'll send them straight to the bathroom to wash their hands.

 

[CooperDragon]

I've found that young kids enjoy interacting with them (for the most part). I would encourage it as long as it's supervised and as you mentioned, they wash their hands before and after.

 

[traildrifterphalanx]

I don't have kids, and never will, but my sister's daughter is almost 5 years old and she loves seeing my dragons when she visits. She's allowed to pet them as long as she's nice, but never hold. She'd likely be fine holding them for short amounts of time, but I have a personal .... issue, if that's what you'd call it, about kids, hence why I'll never have any

 

[Lemonizer]

Alright! Thank you very much!
We also have reunions, and most of the kids are between 5 and 10, and there's one girl who's 12. My main concern was if this was stressful to the dragon or in any way dangerous for kids.