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Hi Dr. Laura. Hi Katie. Hi. How old are you? I am eight years old.

And what grade does that put you in? Third. And do you have any brothers or sisters?

I have two brothers. One of them is 12 and the other one is 10.

And do you have a dog or a cat or a parakeet? Well, I actually have one German shepherd and one

calf. Wow. Very cool. Okay. Katie, what can I help you with?

Usually at night, I like my mom and dad to stay up until I go to sleep.

And last night, I was having a problem with them going to bed the same time that I did,

because it kind of makes me feel weird when they're all in the same room to be close to me,

just in case something bad happens. And what do you imagine could happen? That's bad.

Maybe I get sick or the powder goes out and I won't be close to them.

When did this start? You being afraid of these things? Maybe since I was six or seven.

Did something happen or about six or seven? Did you get sick or did the power go out or did

something scary happen? Well, a lot of times, well, I've had a lot of times that sometimes

when I'm sitting in my room, my mom and daddy are all the way across the house and the power goes

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