A pet loss book for parents, teachers, and caretakers. Telling children about death is not easy...yet this pet loss for kids book is about helping you help them with all the aspects of pet loss, grief and loss and ultimately healing pet loss for your child. There will be a time when your child's pet loss grief will offer a most profound lesson-all living things must die. Since children are naturally curious and want to know how things work, they will experience various emotions and stages of grief and loss that can be extremely difficult for them to comprehend and challenging for parents to help them navigate. "Healing A Child's Pet Loss Grief" covers the following topic with case studies and Tidbits of Wisdom at the end of each chapter. 1. The importance of Pets 2. Choosing the Right Pet for Your Child and Family 3. Guidelines for Supporting your Child 4. Age Reactions to Grief and Death 5. Creative Ways to Feel Safe 6. A Child's Experience of Grief 7. Stages of Grief 8. Myths about How Children Grieve 9. Telling Children the Truth 10. Explaining Euthanasia or Sudden Death 11. A Child's Experience of Mourning 12. Significance of a Pet Funeral and Other Mourning Rituals 13. Creative Ways to Celebrate 14. Getting Another Pet Bestselling and award winning author Wendy Van de Poll gently takes parents through this trying time with tools that will help children feel supported in their journey and learn lasting compassion as they heal the pain of loss and pet bereavement. Discover how a companion animal will share these lessons with your child forever-through life, death, and beyond. In the resources section, she lists some of her favorite pet loss books for kids. When you read this book and implement the compassionate suggestions you will discover how a companion animal will share many life lessons with your child forever--through life, death, and beyond.
About the Author: Wendy Van de Poll is a pioneering leader in the field of pet loss grief support. She is dedicated to providing a safe place for her clients to express their grief over the loss of their pets. What makes Wendy successful with her clients is that she get's grief! "Over the years I've dealt with my own grief and helping many families communicate and connect with their pets long after their loss. It's what I've done since I was just 5 yrs old!" She is compassionate and supportive to all who know her. Her passion is to help people when they are grieving over the loss of a pet and her larger than life love for animals has led her to devote her life to the mission of increasing the quality of life between animals and people no matter what stage they are in their cycle of life! She has been called the animal whisperer. She is a Certified End of Life and Pet Grief Support Coach, Certified Pet Funeral Celebrant, Animal Medium and Communicator. She is the founder of The Center for Pet Loss Grief and an international best selling and award-winning author and speaker. She holds a Master's of Science degree in Wolf Ecology and Behavior and has run with wild wolves in Minnesota, coyotes in Massachusetts and foxes in her backyard. She lives in the woods with her husband, two crazy birds, her rescue dog Addie and all kinds of wildlife.