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Psychology
Why Kids Are Afraid to Ask for Help
Children as young as seven years old may hesitate to ask questions in school because they worry classmates will think they are “stupid”
Kayla Good is a Ph.D. candidate pursuing her graduate studies in developmental psychology at Stanford University. Credit: Nick Higgins
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