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Fear is a feeling which all people have at some time or another.
Fear can be based upon experiences which have shown that caution can be valuable, such as caution in crossing a busy highway. Fear can also be based upon some experience when we were young, such as a fear of spiders. Sometimes fear is hidden or masked by other feelings, such as anger. Since we all have fears, adults can help children understand fears by showing that they, too, have fears. Children and adults can help each other understand and deal with their fears.