The influence of animals on the development of children

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-214

  Endenburg, Nienke ^a   van Lith, Hein A ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Animals; Children; Development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPANION ANIMAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 82855162719     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.11.020     Document Type: Review

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