Are age-inappropriate fears considered phobias?

Are age-inappropriate fears considered phobias?

Charles Sophy (Private Practice in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) gives expert video advice on: How prevalent are anxieties and phobias in children?; What is the professional treatment for a child with phobias and anxieties?; What can I do to prevent my child from developing an anxiety? and more...

There are some age-inappropriate anxieties such as a 10 year old who can't separate, or a 9 year old who can't tolerate a stranger, or a 6 year old who should be able to go off to kindergarten or first grade and be appropriate. So, there are age-inappropriate fears that are considered phobias. However, that doesn't mean it's necessarily diagnosable and will meet the criteria. It means that reassurance needs to be put in place and some family dynamic work may dissipate that for a child.