Raise your hand if your child has experienced fears at bedtime that a monster might be lurking somewhere in their room, perhaps under the bed or hidden in a nearby wardrobe.It turns out there’s a specific name for that fear: teraphobia (fear of monsters). And it’s one of many common phobias that impact kids. Others include fear of dogs, fear of vomiting and fear of the dark, to name a few. As parents, we do our best to help children navigate these types of challenges, but it can also sometimes be perplexing trying to figure out how to help most effectively.“Parents can get overwhelmed when they try everything in their arsenal of commonly used support strategies, only to produce very little result in alleviating these fears,” licensed therapist Sarah Kipnes told HuffPost.If this sounds familiar, read on for a look at some of the most common phobias your child may experience, what may be behind the phobia and how to help.