Reaction to strangers?
LadyTottington
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in Toddler
My dd is 19 mths and whenever anyone she doesn't know comes up and talks to her, she just screams! She worse with men and people with loud voices. She has been like this since she was about 9 months old!
I can handle it when it's a complete stranger in the supermarket etc, but she does it with my brother and dad too! (who she sees every few weeks!) Also with our neighbour, who prides himself on being good with children - he popped over at the weekend and said hello to her, and she just collapsed on the floor in floods of tears!
Does anyone else's lo do this? Please tell me I'm not the only one! Any advice?
Thanks,
Mims
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I can handle it when it's a complete stranger in the supermarket etc, but she does it with my brother and dad too! (who she sees every few weeks!) Also with our neighbour, who prides himself on being good with children - he popped over at the weekend and said hello to her, and she just collapsed on the floor in floods of tears!
Does anyone else's lo do this? Please tell me I'm not the only one! Any advice?
Thanks,
Mims
xxx
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I can't think what it could be with your lo. Maybe it's the p word - a phase? Do you go to any toddler groups where your lo mixes a lot? If not that could help with socialising.
I really hope it is a phase, I'm just a bit concerned that it's shyness - I was very very shy when I was little (I can even remember being terrified of adults I didn't know) and I was so relieved that my 2 older boys are not shy at all. Maybe she's inherited it.
My mum and my sisters are really the only other adults that look after her regularly (other than oh of course) and she adores them so she's fine - it seems to be strangers that talk to her.
Mmmm... maybe preschool/nursery next year will cure it.....
Thanks for all your replies ladies xxxxxxxxx
Its funny because I can remember calling her flirty gertie because she used to bat her eyelashes at men!! So she hasn't always been like this!
really hoping it is just a phase!
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My daughter is 2 and just the same! She's been like thsi since she was about 6 months! She is absolutely fine around groups of people/in busy places/at toddler groups - as long as no-one talks to her!!!!!!