It is normal for babies to cling to their mother, but if the baby is so clingy that the mother cannot leave the baby even a little, it is worrying.
What is better than that when your unborn baby is more closely related to you than anyone else in the world. Now that your baby has grown up and gets scared when you go, it seems that this bond is somewhat uncomfortable. However, you need to understand that your baby is experiencing a sense of fear when separating from his mother, a developmental phase in infant psychology that almost every child will experience at least once in the first years of life. . Fortunately, this is only temporary.
Why does this situation happen?
When your baby is about 6 months old, he or she begins to realize that you and your baby are two separate individuals. That means you may not be with your baby all the time. Moreover, babies now have the ability to think figuratively, which means they keep pictures of everything, including you, in the brain even when they cannot see them anymore. In other words, being away from face doesn't mean out of heart. That is why the baby suddenly became interested in the peek-a-boo game. This is when fear of distance becomes clear in the psychology of children.
Child psychology is generally the same, so boys can cling to their parents just like girls
As your baby grows to the toddler stage, he or she will have a higher need for independence, but will still need the regular presence of the mother. All of these make your baby fear that you will leave him alone when you are not around. Some babies get through this stage with just a few sobs while others are more severely affected.
When will this situation go away?
In most cases, separation anxiety disappears during your toddler's toddler period. The stage when the baby feels most helpless usually falls between 18 months and 2 and a half years and by the age of 3 he will completely get rid of this condition.
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