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The Rainbow Bridge, Animals in Transition | Joan Ranquet | TEDxWilmingtonWomen

2017

You know the rainbow bridge, right? That meadow in front of the pearly gates where our deceased animals wait for us so they can escort us into heaven when we die? Animal Communicator, Joan Ranquet, shares a personal journey as well as professional observations about animals in transition to the... See more...

11:38 min

How Do You Tell a Child About the Death of a Pet?

A pet can be a child’s closest friend, a faithful companion and comforter sharing the child’s joys and disappointments.

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Artofdyingwell.org
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Talking with Preschoolers About the Death of a Pet

Our beloved dog, Sasha, was not herself. Part Malamute, she was never a fan of summer weather but that particular July, we could barely get her out for a walk.

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Rebecca Parlakian
2019
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An Age-By-Age Guide to Explaining the Death of a Pet to Children

Your pets are well loved members of your family, which makes their death extremely difficult for kids of all ages. Here are our tips for explaining the death of a family pet to your kids in an age appropriate and sensitive way.

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Rachel Sokol
2019
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When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses

The first―and definitive―guide to helping children really deal with loss from the authors of The Grief Recovery Handbook Following deaths, divorces, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad.

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John W. James, Russell Friedman, Leslie Landon Matthews
2002
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Death or Loss of an Animal Companion