Children's Fears and Methods to Overcome Them from 3 to 15 Years. Theory and Practice of a Child Psychologist

Maria Serebryakova is a family and child psychologist, play therapist with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in working with childhood traumas, neuroses, and fears. She conducts rehabilitation sessions that help correct children's behavior, reduce anxiety levels, and harmonize their overall state. For many years, Maria Serebryakova has been a guest expert on leading television and radio channels. Childhood is a short but extremely important period in every person's life, shaping an independent and confident personality. Parents always strive to do everything possible to make their child's childhood happy. However, despite efforts, children often face numerous fears. What causes the emergence of various phobias? What lies behind the fear of darkness, water, communication, etc.? Why does a child feel anxiety and how can we help them become calm and self-confident? In her book, Maria Serebryakova explains why the most common childhood fears arise and offers understandable and accessible ways to overcome them. Readers will learn many techniques of fairy tale therapy, play therapy, massage, etc., which will help effectively deal with any fears children may have and find many "golden keys" to a joyful life with a child. "If you do not suppress negative emotions, sadness, and anxieties, but teach the child to experience them, you can transform fears into the strong and brave - 'I can! I am! I like being myself!'" Maria Serebryakova.