Fear of Children

Fear of children, occasionally called paedophobia, is fear triggered by the presence or thought of children, toddlers or infants, an emotional state of fear, disdain, aversion or prejudice toward children; in some usages it is identical to ephebiphobia, although that term is focused more on adolescent youths and young adults. The fear of children has been diagnosed and treated by psychiatrists, with studies examining the effects of multiple forms of treatment, and studies have identified the fear of children as a factor affecting biological conception in humans.