Remembering My Pet: A Kid's Own Spiritual Workbook for When a Pet Dies
Honest, caring words and hands-on activities to help kids accept and grow through the loss of a beloved pet.
Why did this happen? How do I feel? What can I do? What happens next?
The death of a pet is often a child's first encounter with grief. How your child learns to cope through this experience may affect his or her attitude into adulthood. Drawing on concepts from psychology and a broad multifaith perspective, this supportive workbook provides a sensitive and practical resource that will help children ages 7 to 13 cope with the death of a beloved animal. Children can write, draw, read, create and express feelings via concrete, hands-on activities including:
- Becoming a Memory Detective to piece together clues to remember their pet
- Planning a memorial service and making a pet memorial
- Recording photo memories of their pet
- Honoring their pet’s memory by giving to others
Open and gentle, this book will help your child—and you as the parent—understand difficult concepts and communicate deep feelings as your child grows through this personal season of mourning.
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Book details
- Author
- Molly Phinney Baskette, Nechama Liss-Levinson
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships › Death, Grief, Bereavement
Religion › Christian Living › Death, Grief, Bereavement - Topics
- pet loss · childhood grief · death and bereavement · coping with loss · multifaith spirituality · children's emotional health · grief activities for kids
- ISBN-13
- 9781594732218 (Hardcover)9781683362609 (Paperback)
About the author
NECHAMA LISS-LEVINSON is a psychologist and psychoanalyst with a private practice on Long Island, New York, and the author of When the Hurricane Came, Remembering My Grandparent, and Remembering My Pet.
Liss-Levinson’s novel When the Hurricane Came received the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She has also published articles and book chapters on ethics, feminist psychology, resilience, and developmental milestones in the family.
When she’s not writing, Liss-Levinson works with clients in her private practice. Much of her work explores grief, loss, and spiritual understanding for children and families.
Nechama lives on Long Island, New York.