STAGES AND WAYS TO CORRECT FEARS IN CHILDREN AT PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE

Abstract

The article reveals a problem of an increasing number of primary school children experiencing various types of fears. The appearance of fear contributes not only to the personal characteristics of the child, its individual characteristics, but also to the overall emotional state of the adult population. Fear, like any negative emotion, puts a negative imprint on the child’s personality, which in turn only begins its formation in childhood. The authors of the article note that in primary school age, in addition to the fears that occurred at an earlier age, a number of others are added: the fear of being late for a lesson, the fear of not understanding the taught material, the answer at the blackboard, getting a bad grade, being judged by peers, teachers, parents.