Loss of a pet is hard on a child

Relationship to an animal can be as close as to a person.

IT’S not difficult to see why the loss of a pet can hit a child hard. They often tell their secrets to a pet. An animal is non-judgmental and doesn’t cut the child short.

“If the child’s eight or nine and has grown up with the pet and had unconditional love from it, there might be the same tie for the child as with a person, “ says psychologist Niamh Hannan of www.helpme2parent.ie.