About a year ago my boyfriend and I went to Mexico to go and visit his family out in Guadalajara. When we arrived his family greeted us and it was then that we met his 7 month old niece. When she seen him she instantly clung to her mom’s shirt and turned her face so she would not have to look at him. When I went over to her I started to talk to her and put my hands up to see if I could get her to come with me. She smirked at me and leaned toward me and allowed me to hold her.
The reason the baby had this reaction toward my boyfriend was due to a phenomenon known as stranger anxiety. Stranger anxiety happens about around 8 months and it’s a fear infants commonly display toward strangers. In the book, Exploring Psychology(pg 132), the author
The reason the baby had this reaction toward my boyfriend was due to a phenomenon known as stranger anxiety. Stranger anxiety happens about around 8 months and it’s a fear infants commonly display toward strangers. In the book, Exploring Psychology(pg 132), the author