How Do You Counsel Kids On Helping Dying Pets?
Discussing the topic of death with children can be a difficult prospect. Since pets are considered, by most households, to be family members, trying to explain to kids that the animals they love are dying can be challenging. Still, it’s important for them to know that they can provide care, support and assistance to help these beloved pets be happier in their final days. Find out what knowledge your child may already have about the concept of death. Children may have already seen and/or heard references to death on television, in cartoons or from peers. Build upon what they are already aware of by relating it to something they can better understand. Be honest in your explanation, but use simple language that a child can easily relate to. For example, you might tell your child that his pet is feeling very sick and that there is no medicine to help make it feel better. You can tell your child that when a pet’s body can’t get better, it will eventually stop breathing, but that this is som
