Stranger Anxiety: Child
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Stranger Anxiety
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on November 30, 2008
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My child seems to have a great deal of stranger anxiety. Some people in my family seem to think she has autistic features because of this. She does have some speech de...
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- Is your daughter hitting the milestones she is suppossed to be hitting for her age? When it comes to kids that young, I always believed that 'time will tell'. She is...
- Check out this website and see if you see any of these signs in her? www.selectivemutism.org
- My sister's daughter had major stranger anxiety as a little one - she just grew out of it. She would be terrified of other family members and literally scream if anyon...
Stranger Anxiety
Asked by D.V. from Tampa
on December 13, 2006
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My DD is 4.5 months old and has started a "stranger anxiety" phase. She is fine until a stranger, or really anyone besides me or my DH, looks at her or talks to her. ...
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- It's a natural phase but you can probably ease it by sitting with her and the stranger prior to letting them hold her. My son had stranger anxiety and seperation anxie...
- We went through that around that age. It lasted a month or two I guess. Now she's very social (she just turned one). We just didn't let anyone come grab her or get ...
- Dear D. V. I can only assume that you have discussed this "stranger anxiety" with your child's pediatrician. If so, what does the doctor say about it? My nei...
Stranger Anxiety
Asked by A.M. from Minneapolis
on January 24, 2008
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Hi all,
I feel like I'm always posting questions on this board--I really appreciate all of the feedback and advice!! My little guy, now 8 months old, is starting to ...
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- I think it is completely normal...my youngest started this quite some time ago...he runs to me now, wants up and then just puts is head down....like now they cannot se...
- My daughter never did that but... we were always on the go and busy busy people. She loved attention from ANYONE who give it to her. Likes to show off. And my daughter...
- Absolutely normal! He's obviously firmly attached to his primary providers (you, daycare), but he's realizing that others aren't you! This is a normal stage, but he i...
Stranger Anxiety?
Asked by C.H. from Rochester
on December 6, 2007
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My son is 6 mo. old. He has recently started crying whenever I am not close by. I will put him down on the floor with his toys around him and try to sit on the couch b...
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- Hi, C.! I gotta totally agree with Tara on this one. Wearing a baby does way more to foster future independence then "teaching" an infant to become independent by ...
- I agree with the development statement, re: the age. I've heard of doing things to teach him that you're not gone, when he can't see you, like peek a boo. I don't a...
- Sounds like your baby has a strong case of mommy-ietus. He just wants to be near you. It probably started with being sick, and he got all this attention, and now he ...
(Extreme?) Stranger Anxiety
Asked by S.D. from Detroit
on June 23, 2008
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From 3 months on, my son (now 8 months) has been afraid of everyone and everything. It goes beyond normal stranger anxiety. Random people say a mere hello to him at th...
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- i don't have any advice for the stranger anxiety, but i'm a HUGE fan of stephanie meyer!!!!! also charlaine harris (the sookie books!!!) is another one of my favorite...
- Hi S., I was in the same boat with my first child. She cried and screamed even when her aunts/uncles/grandparents would come near her. She is now 6 yrs old and st...
- I was in a similar situation with my son, who is now 16. I suggest you try more time at home, with shorter planned errands out. My son, Alexander, whom I call Xander...
No Stranger Danger
Asked by K.S. from Milwaukee
on August 15, 2008
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My son just turned one yesterday and I'm really nervous that he doesn't have stranger anxiety. Instead he either flirts with strangers or leaps at them. I do have a ...
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- K. - my only child, my daughter is 11 months today and she has no anxiety around strangers either! When I leave for work in the morning she does get sad and cry for m...
- My son who is 25 months has also never had any stranger anxiety. There has only been two people that he has ever looked at and cried. Otherwise, he has no problem go...
- My daughter who is 2 y/o on saturday and an only child did not have stranger anxiety until a few months ago (about 22 months). Now my daughter holds my hand and puts h...
Advice for Stranger Anxiety in 7 Month Old
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on May 8, 2008
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My 7 month old son has severe stranger anxiety when left alone with family members (his grandmother) and babysitters. This week he has had a really rough time and cri...
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- Hi Charlotte, Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to change this anxiety. It is what it is,... he's scared because he doesn't understand that you are coming...
- It could be hard on the babysitter but make sure you have a babysitter that you trust, with all your heart! Then, make sure you supply them with all the tools that th...
- I know how you feel!! My daughter went through stranger anxiety from 3 months - 5 months. One day she was fine with her grandparents (her only real babysitters at the...
Stranger Anxiety
Asked by S.T. from Chicago
on July 21, 2008
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I have a 20 month old niece who is "skidish" around males and people she doesn't know well. She has been known after much "exposure" to a particular person to warm up...
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- Hello, My Daughter had this as well. Still does to some extent and she is 8.. I have to have female Dr. and Dentists for her I have no idea where this came from.... I ...
- My daughter has always been that way. Especially around males and unfamiliar adults. She is 5 now and she is still this way. Even with her uncles especially those she ...
- My oldest was like this. It would frustrate my in-laws when they would come and visit from florida for 5 days and he wouldn't warm up to them until day 3 or 4. I wou...
Stranger Anxiety Questions for 5 Month Old
Asked by A.P. from Kansas City
on April 21, 2008
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My 5 month old seems to have stranger anxiety. This is not new; I've noticed it for the last couple of months. When I take her to a new place, particularly into someon...
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- A., Just a few questions to ask yourself. Do you usually go to someone elses house that is a friend or daycare provider? How often does she go to someone else's hou...
- Perhaps you culd have the new potential daycare provider come into your home a few times until your baby girl is used to her, then try going to her house. It may be t...
- My Daughter had this too, she always seemed to be a very good judge of character. I know it sounds funny but either she was picking up on something I was feeling or s...
Stranger Anxiety in a 3 Month Old?
Asked by C.B. from Philadelphia
on September 19, 2006
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Hi. We have now 4 month old daughter who seemed to develop terrible stranger anxiety at about 3 months. At about that time as well we went to visit both sets of parent...
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- Hi C., my daughter was 4 months old when she developed stranger anxiety and I was the only one that could hold her. She wouldn't even let her own father hold her! Ba...
- Hi. I just wanted to say that I don't think that this is abnormal. My youngest was very particular about people almost from day one. She is now 15 mos, and still has s...
- You are not alone. My daughter was the same way. She started at 2 months old and it lasted till she was almost 2 years old!! She will be 3 years old on the 8th of Oc...
