Under normal circumstances, most babies will begin to recognize strangers in about 6 months. This is because after this month, the baby's cognitive ability has further developed, and the baby's vision and memory have gone further than before. Face recognition makes it easier for children to find "mothers" and "close caregivers".
How to judge that the baby is beginning to recognize people?
First, I like being hugged by familiar people, but I don't like being hugged by others.
Second, a familiar person cannot leave his sight. If he can't see, he will cry.
Third, I am happy and giggle when I see familiar people. People you don't know will frown.
Why do babies recognize strangers?
Six months ago, babies recognized their mothers more by judging heartbeat, smell and sound, but after six months, babies recognized their mothers more by "faces" and remembered their mothers. He will connect his mother with the person who raised him through memory, so at the beginning of this period, once the mother leaves the baby's sight, or a stranger takes the baby away, the baby will be anxious.
Once the mother holds the baby or the mother is always in the baby's sight, the baby will feel safe.
In fact, for Xiao Baobao, meeting strangers is a stage that must be experienced in the process of growing up, but each baby's expression may be slightly different.
Dr. Christian, a famous German educator, once said: "The cognitive period of a baby will naturally appear as he grows up, and it is likely to come overnight."
In addition to some subtle differences in recognition methods, there is another very important aspect. Before the baby was 6 months old, he had no idea about things. The baby only believes that what he sees is the existence of what he sees, and what he can't see is gone. Once the baby can't find his mother, he will be very anxious and even scream and shout. This is because the baby needs his mother's company and is afraid of being alone.
At the age of 6 months, the baby gradually began to understand that the mother would come back after going to the toilet for a while. For example, if her mother doesn't disappear after going to the bathroom, she will come back late. When the baby grows up, he will understand more deeply that his mother will not go, and his love and companionship will be more conducive to helping the child through the unfamiliar period.