Typical Developmental Fears Experienced by Elementary School-Aged Children
5 years of age: bodily injury, darkness, “bad people”, separation from the parent
6 years of age: ghosts, monsters, witches, darkness, storms, being alone, thunder and lightning
7 years of age: darkness, monsters, storms, being lost, being alone
8 years of age: darkness, guns/weapons, being alone, animal
9 years of age: darkness, being lost, bad dreams, bodily harm/accident, being alone
10 years of age: darkness, bad dreams, punishment, strangers