Cheri Barton Ross

Gebundenes Buch

Pet Loss and Children

Establishing a Health Foundation

Beschreibung

Explaining the concept of death to a child is a very difficult, confusing, and uncomfortable experience for a parent, educator, or therapist, and it is a topic that is often first introduced by the loss of a pet - sometimes a child's earliest exposure to loss and grief.

Autor

Cheri Barton Ross, MA, is a published author, journalist and pet lover. She is the founder and facilitator of the Redwood Empire Veterinary Medical Association Pet Loss Support Group, through which she has worked with numerous children and their families experiencing pet loss. She and her husband own a small veterinary clinic in Santa Rosa, California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 473g
• ISBN-13: 9781138145818
• ISBN-10: 1138145815
• Artikelnr.: 71687229

Rezensionen

'The loss of a beloved pet is a profound training ground for helping us to accept and process loss at every other level of our lives. Pet Loss and Children offers practical and meaningful tools for helping children navigate pet loss in a way that empowers, supports, and honors them. A must-read for anyone with - or working with - children.' - Susan Chernak McElroy, author of Animals as Teachers and Healers

'This thoughtful, thorough and sensitive book offers advice and insights for the parents, teachers, caretakers, and therapists who care for children suffering from the loss of a companion animal. Cheri Barton Ross validates and explains the importance of the human-animal bond on every page. This book enables adults to help children grow and learn from a painful life experience.' - Enid Traisman, author of My Personal Pet Remembrance Journal

'Pet Loss and Children is a fine and thoughtful book. Ross provides a candid, thorough, and valuable resource for family members, caregivers, and child care workers on the challenges of pet loss for children. This book fills an important niche.' - Rebecca A. Reynolds, author of Bring Me the Ocean: Nature as Teacher, Messenger, and Intermediary

'The loss of a beloved pet is a profound training ground for helping us to accept and process loss at every other level of our lives. Pet Loss and Children offers practical and meaningful tools for helping children navigate pet loss in a way that empowers, supports, and honors them. A must-read for anyone with - or working with - children.' - Susan Chernak McElroy, author of Animals as Teachers and Healers

'This thoughtful, thorough and sensitive book offers advice and insights for the parents, teachers, caretakers, and therapists who care for children suffering from the loss of a companion animal. Cheri Barton Ross validates and explains the importance of the human-animal bond on every page. This book enables adults to help children grow and learn from a painful life experience.' - Enid Traisman, author of My Personal Pet Remembrance Journal


'Pet Loss and Children is a fine and thoughtful book. Ross provides a candid, thorough, and valuable resource for family members, caregivers, and child care workers on the challenges of pet loss for children. This book fills an important niche.' - Rebecca A. Reynolds, author of Bring Me the Ocean: Nature as Teacher, Messenger, and Intermediary