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Hi all,
I have been having unsupervised visits for little over a month now. My daughter (18 months old) has started to meet my family and friends, whilst she is happy around the females in my life. She is terrified of being introduced to any males (apart from me) . She will scream her head off until either they distance themselves or she is comforted by me. Has anybody experienced this, if so how did you move past this?
Also anyone have any ideas why my Daughter is like this? It is very worrying, as I wonder what happens when I drop her off to her mum.
Hello antlen,
I can't give you an answer to your question but can say you are not alone experiencing this as my granddaughter ( 1 year older than your daughter ) is the same.
What you describe is exactly the same scenario we experience. Having said that I have seen an improvement in her. She has a wonderful relationship with her father which gives her security, holding on to him she remains wary of men but rarely cries now.
It may be that she simply doesn't often come into contact with men outside your family, and as she grows and meets them more in normal situations, she'll become used to them more.
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