Helping Your Young Child With Their Fears
Helping Your Young Child With Their Fears Helping your young child cope with their fears Fear can play a role in helping young children stay alert, especially in situations that are new or different. The presence of fear in young children can be a sign that their brain is developing as it should, able to warn them of the danger. Young children can be particularly frightened because they have active imaginations. Because of this they may be worried about unforeseen calamities or purely believing monsters. What scares children will change with age. Between the ages of 10 months and 2 years, many young children experience a type of fear called separation anxiety. They do not want their parents to leave them, whether it is day care or bedtime. To try to persuade a parent or other caregiver to stay, a small child may cry and physically cling to another person. Some small kids might have a more extensive dread, like dimness, while different kids fear unmistakable things, from canines to...