Barton Ross, Cheri.

Pet loss and children : establishing a healthy foundation / Cheri Barton Ross. - xviii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Pet Loss, A Family Experience -- How Children Assimilate Loss -- Children and Euthanasia -- Special Types of Loss -- When to Adopt Another Pet -- Saying Goodbye -- Complicated Grief Response to Pet Loss -- Types of Support and Therapies for Children -- Children's Artwork and Stories About Loving and Losing Animals -- Resources for Helping Children and their Families Through Pet Loss.

041594919X 9780415949194

2004018882


Pet owners--Psychology
Pet loss--Psychological aspects
Bereavement--Psychological aspects
Children and animals
Bonding, Human-Pet
Child.

SF411.47 / .B37 2005

155.937