Imagine you're a child in a classroom, and your teacher tells everyone to form groups for a project. You sit and wait, ...

Nyctophobia, or an extreme fear of darkness, affects both children and adults, often stemming from past trauma, anxiety disorders, or evolutionary instincts. Symptoms include panic attacks, sweating, ...

It’s a common fear for children, along with things like being scared of the dark, certain animals, or the idea of a monster under the bed. We spoke to child psychologist Claire Halsey to find ...

When Sunitha Krishnan, co-founder of Prajwala, went to meet a child featured in it, she expected a scared, silent ...

Dr. Erica Lee from Boston Children’s Hospital shares advice on helping kids overcome their fear of thunder and lightning, offering tips for comfort and reassurance.

When you were a child, what was the one thing that kept you awake at night? Is it a monster under your bed, a shadow in the hallway, or the fear that something could be lurking in the dark?

One night in February, Bridger's sister needed to get treatment at Children's Hospital ... to the car and get my phone. I was scared outside in the really dark, but Bridger did brave the really ...