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• Nighttime Fears of Children and Adolescents: What to do?
  Nighttime fears are very common, with nearly two-thirds (64.2%) of children and adolescents reporting nighttime fears.  These types of fears are normal reactions to real or imagined threats at night, and have been cited in the medical, psychiatric and normative fear literature since the time of Hippocrates in 460-370BC.  Such nocturnal fears cover a broader […]
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• The Effects of Anxiety on Relationships
  When a child suffers from anxiety, their day-to-day struggle impacts not just their own well-being, but their social relationships and the well-being of their family members, too. Families can greatly benefit from working through the problem together, for the sake of all involved. Although the anxiety sufferer generally bears the brunt of their condition, their […]
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• Help for Kids Afraid of Throwing Up or Getting Sick: Part 2 Treatment – Exposure
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