Fear or Phobia?

Is your child’s anxiety around spiders a childhood fear or a full-fledged phobia? In the following article, psychologist Kristen Davis discusses how to tell the difference between fears and phobias. Davis explains that fears are often developmentally appropriate and rarely interfere with normal functioning, whereas phobias greatly impact day-to-day life.

Childhood Phobias: Part 1 – Fear vs. Phobia | Renown Scribbles