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Recently my 17 month old baby is getting too clingy. She cries almost everyday. I have no idea what triggered her. I researched the web and found out that I am not alone. Many moms from around the world are also facing the same issue. In one website, Parenting.com an article with a title Make your Clingy Baby Confident - it stated that this clingy thing is called separation and stranger anxiety. But one thing made me smile.."Babies who are the most connected early on have such strong trust in their parents that calm reassurance from mom and dad gives them the comfort to try new things or explore unfamiliar territory, knowing that help will be there if they need it." If you want to know more about this article, you can read it here.
Now, I am already aware of the clingy part, so I tried to find tips that will help me get rid of it. And here are the helpful links I have found:
- Calming your Clingy Child
- Very Clingy 12 mo old - it is a forum discussion of moms worldwide giving tips and advices. A must-read.
- 10 Ways to handle a Clingy Kid
- 7 year old clingy, can't play alone, becoming disrespectful - if you have a kid like hers, you must read the doctor's advice in this Q&A.
- Attachment Parenting - How to break free - Some people believes that being clingy is a result of attachment parenting but the experts says 'it is just a myth'.
- So there you go, hope these links will help you as well because I did. But you know there's nothing to worry about because being clingy is just a normal phase that we need to understand and let our children know why it is not always good.
- UPDATE: She's okay now. It seems that teething caused her to have that mood. whew!
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