Dr. Fosarelli explains it very well in her Introduction: "There is a need for a book of this type because there is so very little available for pastoral visitors (ordained or lay) who may be called to represent their churches at the besides of children and adolescents....We do not minister most effectively unless we meet children and their families 'whare they are' and to do that well, we need to know something about the emotional and spiritual developmental stages of children (and their families) in health and disease." Includes suggested prayers and prayer services.
