Award-winning journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine writes about the human-animal connection for PsychologyToday.com and is content coordinator at Positively.com. She co-authored Raising the Challenging Child and The Connected Child, a bestseller recommended by child welfare organizations and adoption agencies. Wendy is FDM(R) certified in L.E.G.S.(R) Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation(R) and volunteers at her local animal shelter.