The World's Children and Their Companion Animals

The World's Children and Their Companion Animals:
Developmental and Educational Significance of the Child/Pet Bond



United by the belief that bonds with companion animals contribute immeasurably to children's development and education, the authors and editor present this new ACEI book. Even if not animal enthusiasts to begin with, those who spend their days in the company of children often become attached to companion animals, or at least learn to adjust to them.
For many of the world's children, pet keeping is inextricably linked with intense emotions that run the gamut from the joy and pride of being a pet owner to the grief and loss when a pet is surrendered or dies. Everyday experience and observation would dictate that the young human animal's ties to other species often are major developmental incidents, with lifelong implications. Companion animals should matter to educators, if for no other reason than that they matter so much to children.
Mary Renck Jalongo, Editor, 2004. 160 pp.
ISBN-13 978-0-87173-162-3

No. 1040 $22 ($17.60 ACEI members)

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These pages are copyright 2004 by the Association for Childhood Education International. Please send any comments to Marilyn Gardner at aceimemb@aol.com.