034: Understanding Childhood Fears
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Do you ever get scared? Children do. They get scared all the time. It’s part of their development, which comes as a hallmark of maturing brain & their ever-expanding cognition. Though all the learning that our children do is exciting, the fear of the many unknown things around them is no fun. How do we help them? Would it be helpful to tell them that we are not afraid? Would this help them see that there is nothing to worry about? What would give our children confidence? What tools work?
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