#27 Kids’ Fears: Bedtime, Bad Guys, and Separation Anxiety + Cultivating Bravery

Loud noises, separation anxiety, monsters under the bed, scary movies, and "Holy sh*t, Dad - I'm gonna die someday?!" Max and Matt are venturing into the deep, dark wood that is childhood fears. How do you help your kids navigate scary stuff, when the part of their brain that freaks them out is better developed than the part that calms them down? What's the balance between sheltering, comforting, and providing young people the tools to face a world that can sometimes be legitimately terrifying? And how can stories - even spooky ones - help your kid feel like an empowered protagonist in that world? It’s Halloween, y’all! Wait until dark, grab a handful of your kids' trick-or-treating candy (they'll never notice), and take a walk with us on the dark side... 

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