Monsters, Big Monsters, and Really Big Monsters; The Self-Reported Fears of Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children.

Robinson, Sandra L.; Gladstone, Delinda H.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Monsters, Big Monsters, and Really Big Monsters; The Self-Reported Fears of Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children.

Robinson, Sandra L.; Gladstone, Delinda H.

Dimensions of Early Childhood, v22 n1 p23-25 Fall 1993

Reports the results of interviews with three-, four-, and five-year-old children at various child care centers in Columbia, South Carolina, concerning their fears. The fear of "monsters" was most often reported. Suggests what parents and teachers can do to help children cope with their fears. (BB)

Descriptors: Coping, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Fear, Interviews, Parent Materials, Parent Role, Preschool Children, Psychological Patterns, School Phobia, Teacher Role, Teaching Guides

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina

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