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When young children are afraid

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With panic clearly showing in his eyes, Josh dropped to the floor, locked his dad's leg between both arms, and screamed. It was Josh's first day at school. While young children's fears may not always appear to be rational in the eyes of adults, every child's fearful response deserves to be acknowledged as a genuine reaction to an actual or perceived threat. Because fear has the potential to interfere with the young child's quality of life, it would seem important to understand the nature and normal developmental course of early childhood fears.

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  1. Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

    Sandra Crosser (Associate Professor)

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Crosser, S. When young children are afraid. Early Childhood Educ J 22, 7–11 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02361421

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