How Does Stranger Anxiety Affect Babies?
Introduction As the emotional bonds between an infant and their caregiver deepens, infants begin to develop preferences for the familiar and anxiety toward the unfamiliar. This is a natural facet of infant development and is known as stranger anxiety. Stranger anxiety usually begins when the child is between eight and nine months old. Infants will express anxiety at approaching babysitters, relatives, grandparents, and even another primary caregiver. Symptoms jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/gn/qh/stranger-anxiety-affect-babies-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); When in the throes of stranger anxiety, infants will whine, cry, fuss and even hide from the person who is causing them anxiety. This is not traumatic for the child, but an important step in their development. Around the age of two, the symptoms of stranger anxiety tend to dissipate. Stranger anxiety should not be seen as a mental, developmental, or em
