Emotions
Emotional Reactions in Children Aged 6–12 Months
The 6–12 month period is one of the most emotionally eventful in the first year. The relatively undifferentiated distress-calm emotional range of earl...
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Emotions
How Fear Develops in Infancy
Fear is not present at birth as a genuine emotion, even though the startle reflex and general distress responses are. The development of fear — the di...
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Emotions
Emotional Fluctuations in the Second Half of the First Year
A baby who is laughing one moment and screaming the next is not being difficult or manipulative — they are navigating a period of rapid emotional deve...
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Emotions
Adapting to New People: What Is Normal for Young Children
Your child clings to you when meeting your parent's friends. Your toddler refuses to be held by a visiting relative. You worry this means your child i...
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