BABY AND CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES: SHYNESS, TIMIDITY AND FEARFULNESS
Infants and children invariably go through stages of being shy, timid and fearful. Shyness usually starts early in life, frequently in the 5-6 month age group. The infant is starting to differentiate between people, starting to know who are strangers and who can be trusted. Some scepticism is good and is part of the natural [...]