"The pandemic has significantly impacted children’s mental health." As schools push to resume in-person learning, some children are afraid of going back to school. "There is a big range in how kids ...

Long before scary movies and graphic video games, children were afraid of going to bed in the dark. Being terrified of monsters hiding under the bed or in the closet is a universal phenomenon, and you ...

Dr. Ortiz, a psychologist, is an associate professor of psychology at Long Island University, Post. Ms. Skenazy is the president of the nonprofit Let Grow and the author of “Free-Range Kids.” A ...

The dark, monsters under the bed, loud hand dryers in public restrooms... some kids have typical, unsurprising fears, while others get more creative when it comes to the things that scare them most.