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Everyone, from the youngest child to the oldest adult, experiences anxieties and fears at one time or another. Feeling anxious in a particularly uncomfortable situation never feels very good. However, with children, such feelings are not only normal, they're also necessary. Experiencing and dealing with anxieties can prepare young people to handle the unsettling experiences and challenging situations of life.v

Maybe our fear of Pit Bulls is our natural fear of things we don't understand...

I want to go on record as stating that I have officially become fearful of social media. Up until today I have been somewhat in control of these elements. I have been able to screen comments prior to publishing, decide who my "friends" were and frame my overall social experience. Today I was informed by email that I was now being followed by Jon Bon Jovi's red scarf. This disturbs me on many levels...

The elementary school oral history project. One of the most loved or feared events in a young students life. Combining a keen understanding of the subject matter, a mastery of oratory skills, and acting in perhaps the Stanislavski method...

One of the most wonderful things about the summer is the abundance of fresh Bing cherries. Dark and sweet, this cherry is one of our all-time favorite fruits. We've been known to go through bushels of them in a sitting. Another funny story about our older brother growing up (we've told a few of them!)...our grandmother somehow convinced him that if he ever swallowed a pit, a real cherry tree would grow in his tummy. Talk about traumatizing a child...gotta love it, especially as a younger (and often tortured) sibling! Hence, our poor brother, though he loved them, hardly ever ate cherries for fear of what would happen...what a wuss!

If you are having a child for the first time, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by questions, fears, and just not knowing what to expect. Many new parents find that birthing classes can really help calm their worries and answer many questions.

For Emily Hawling, the problem was ritual behaviors. She'd spend eight to 10 hours a day doing the same thing over and over, fearing she'd be a bad person if she didn't.