How to handle common Childhood fears

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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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• Research on Child Anxiety Program Published
  Okay, I know this is blowing our own trumpet but mostly we are just really happy. Creating Turnaround to benefit kids suffering with child anxiety was a labor of love (really) but because we are biased we really wanted to know objectively that Turnaround is effective. In 2010 when we published it, we wanted someone to put it […]
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• Help for Kids Afraid of Throwing Up or Getting Sick: Part 4 Treatment – Hierarchy
  In the first three posts in this series, I provided an explanation of the fear called emetophobia and described the two elements of treatment: exposure and response prevention. We have finally completely the emetophobia supplement and the step-by-step process and hierarchy are part of that program. We have 5 steps for emetophobia help and each step […]
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• What is the Role of the Extended Family of an Anxious Child?
  The extended family can play an important role for parents or caregivers of an anxious child. These extended family members can include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or other close relatives. All of these extended family members can lend their support to parents or caregivers, making it easier for them to provide their child with the necessary […]
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