Generally, Symptoms of pediophobia are similar to those in other phobic conditions.

With children, dummies and puppets around, the phobic individual usually finds his heart banging and breathing becomes hard and shallow, and it is often accompanied by feeling of nausea and dryness, parched feeling in the mouth. Some people may have difficulties in thinking or speaking properly.

Too often, the person experiencing this phobia....Will powers and tries to grin and bear it to reduce precious to a terrible grip.