Studies have shown that many fears a child has are caused by the inability to separate reality and fiction. Some common fears in children ages 4-5 include: being home alone, doctors and shots as well as the most common fear of failure and rejection. Parents should know and understand that fears and anxiety is a part of every child at some point in their life, it is how a parent reacts and handles a child’s fear or anxiety that will determine whether a child overcomes the fear. Anxiety in most children at this age range is mostly caused by fictional things such as ghosts or monsters, but a child’s family situation and the amount of stress the child is under can also trigger many cases of anxiety in children. Some common signs of anxiety in children are: Problems sleeping, becoming clingy, faster heartbeat and nausea. Phobias are also apart of many fear and anxiety problems that children encounter, many times kids will grow out of phobias but in some rare cases the exact opposite will happen and the problem will persist. Parents can help their children’s through the stages of fear and anxiety by: Understanding that the fear is real as crazy that your child’s fear may be and may not seem real it is in fact real to your child. Parents should avoid at catering to a child’s fears, if your child is afraid of big dogs don’t avoid dogs this is only making the fear
Studies have shown that many fears a child has are caused by the inability to separate reality and fiction. Some common fears in children ages 4-5 include: being home alone, doctors and shots as well as the most common fear of failure and rejection. Parents should know and understand that fears and anxiety is a part of every child at some point in their life, it is how a parent reacts and handles a child’s fear or anxiety that will determine whether a child overcomes the fear. Anxiety in most children at this age range is mostly caused by fictional things such as ghosts or monsters, but a child’s family situation and the amount of stress the child is under can also trigger many cases of anxiety in children. Some common signs of anxiety in children are: Problems sleeping, becoming clingy, faster heartbeat and nausea. Phobias are also apart of many fear and anxiety problems that children encounter, many times kids will grow out of phobias but in some rare cases the exact opposite will happen and the problem will persist. Parents can help their children’s through the stages of fear and anxiety by: Understanding that the fear is real as crazy that your child’s fear may be and may not seem real it is in fact real to your child. Parents should avoid at catering to a child’s fears, if your child is afraid of big dogs don’t avoid dogs this is only making the fear