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Children and Pet LossThe relationship between children and their pets is unique and irreplaceable. Pet loss can be very traumatic to a child, depending on the important role the pet played in the child's life: companion, best friend, admirer, playmate, defender, sibling, confidante. When that bond is broken, the pain can be deep and enduring, and the trauma can result in feelings of insecurity, anxiety, anger, guilt, helplessness, distrust and fear.
Yet it doesn't have to be that way. Children can be helped to cope effectively with this very difficult life experience-provided that we consider what the pet means to the child, take into account the child's developmental understanding of death, and carefully plan how the pet's euthanasia is presented and conducted. Download a wonderful article written by Martha M. Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC - ![]() ![]() Size: 110.40K |
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Anticipatory Grief - Preparing for Euthanasia![]() ![]() Size: 117.37K ![]() ![]() Size: 75.39K |