Raise your hand if your child has experienced fears at bedtime that a monster might be lurking somewhere in their room, perhaps under the bed or hidden in a nearby closet. It turns out there’s a ...

When you were a child, what was the one thing that kept you awake at night? Is it a monster under your bed, a shadow in the hallway, or the fear that something could be lurking in the dark? Well, ...

Dogs are wonderful creatures — playful, interactive, loving and affectionate, the ultimate animal friend. However, encountering certain dogs, especially larger and more aloof ones, can be intimidating ...

Targeted parents often seem reluctant to raise touchy topics with their children, for fear that discussing the issue will make the child realize how upset s/he really is, and that the child’s ...

Begging to bring home a new pet may be a childhood norm, but having some fear of animals or pets is also rather normal for kids. Whether from inexperience or a specific event, some kids are afraid of ...

A few three-year-olds were in the dress-up corner pretending to be dentists. One of them had recently been and wanted to act out what had happened to her with her friends. Two of them put on gowns and ...

Facing his own fear of jumping off a dock helped a father understand his son's seemingly irrational fear of going upstairs alone at night. The father realized that fear, whether rational or not, feels ...

One in five children have a real fear of the dentist, making routine checkups a stressful encounter for dentists, patients, and parents alike. (Courtesy Getty Images ...