Scary thoughts

By Andrea Clifford-Poston, Nursery World, 8 September 2005

Understanding what children really mean when they say they are frightened can take skill and time, as Andrea Clifford-Poston explains Children live on the brink of their imagination and consequently are very aware of the 'what ifs' of life, which are always idiosyncratic.

Understanding what children really mean when they say they are frightened can take skill and time, as Andrea Clifford-Poston explains Children live on the brink of their imagination and consequently are very aware of the 'what ifs' of life, which are always idiosyncratic. A seven-year-old boy was terrified of going into the sea even though he was...

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