Breath holding in children, occurs in a small percentage of the population. Children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years are most commonly affected. The most important thing to note about breath holding is that the child has no control over it. It is a reflexive, or automatic response to a fear, threat[...]
The Fear Paralysis Reflex The Fear Paralysis Reflex is a Primitive Reflex which develops in utero for the survival of the fetus. It creates a fear response from unexplained or threatening events. It’s function is not completely understood but it causes to fetus to temporarily freeze its movements for the purposes of survival. How does the Fear Paralysis Reflex affect[...]