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Why won’t my baby stop clinging to me? The waxing and waning of stranger anxiety
Does your 6-to-12-month-old infant follow you around the room like a shadow, cry in the presence of unfamiliar people, and refuse to be comforted or held by anyone but you? No worries! This is a normal part of development. As exhausting as this phase may be for you, it will pass, and your baby will…
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Listen to the Music
Conducting research with babies invites many unique challenges. For example, infants don’t speak or respond to instructions very well. One of the ways researchers work around this limitation is by presenting images on a screen and measuring various aspects of the baby’s behavior. The UCLA Baby Lab uses this method in studies of infant visual…