Its a nice idea to try & re-home kittens/cats but when we were looking most re-homing centres had signs up that they couldn't be re-homed if you had children under 15 years
We homed our first ped when our son was only 18 months old & yes we did have to watch him just as you would a young child.
He soon learnt to be respectful & caring and at the grand age of 4 he now helps with feeding & caring for the cats.
Perhaps it's the breed I chose but Bengals are described as 'bomb proof'
As long as you are a responsible parent It shouldn't put you off owning a pet just because you have young children.
Goodluck