Show Notes
Back by popular demand!
Spiders, the dark, that thing under the bed, needles, loud noises...you name it, there are a LOT of things that our kids might have a phobia of.
What are the best ways to help? Hint: shielding kids from the source of their fear doesn't work in the long-run.
Featured in this episode: Dr Fran Doyle, clinical psychologist and researcher at Western Sydney University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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