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What is ... stranger anxiety?
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Your baby will probably enjoy company, and will usually smile and play with people that she has never even seen before. But by the time that she is eight or nine months old, she may become more scared of people she is not around everyday as she develops 'stranger anxiety.' This is a normal stage of development and will lessen as your child becomes older and learns to be more trusting of others. Try and gradually introduce strangers and new people to your infant to minimize her anxiety and advise them not to make direct eye contact until your infant is more comfortable with them.
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