Do you think your baby social skills have been affected by the Covid (quarantine/social distancing) situation?

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I have been thinking about this. My baby is always happy with my husband and me, but he doesn’t like to be held by anyone else. He smiles at people but he doesn’t like them to get too close. For example, he smiles at grandma, but at soon as she tries to pick him up, he cries reaching for me or dad. So, I’m wondering if the reason is the quarantine. Since we are home most of the time, he hasn’t been exposed to that many people...

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I don’t know how old your baby is but both my babies did that for a long time and they were born pre-Covid. My first actually started liking my family after our first long Covid quarantine lol.
But I chose yes because my second was 9 months old when Covid started and now has no clue how to behave in public because he’s had zero practice. My husband and I are excited about going to restaurants again one day in the future until we remember our toddler is basically a feral animal in public.

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Part of that is an age thing. My first saw my mom every weekend but every time we left him alone with her to babysit he would scream the minute we walked out the door. He would eventually calm down and would be fine but babies in general are most comfortable with the people they see the most.

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I know it really changed things for my 3 year old 😔

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I was initially worried about our 2 year old. He stays home with his dad during the day so with COVID he really didnt get to see any kiddos. 
We recently started getting him together with a friend's toddler and he's been doing great!

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My daughter was like 3 months when it started but I continued taking her out for walks and stuff, and since I have my now 4 year old, they played together at a park (just grass area) when she started crawling and stuff

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My youngest is great with us and his grandparents, my one cousin and her family, and one aunt. He does not see pretty much anyone else. He cries when people get near him, which happens to be at the doctor office so could be because they are poking and prodding him haha. I felt so horrible at his allergist appointment since he just cried, I kept saying we don’t get out much so he isn’t good with strangers at all. He is a year old.

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Probably. My daughter is ok with immediate family, so my mom, her husband, and my sisters. But, she hasn’t seen any other family since March. I doubt she’ll let them hold her, but she’ll or ably say hi from afar. She’s always liked kids more than adults so I don’t think she’ll have a problem with the younger cousins, maybe a problem with sharing tho lol

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I always knew I wanted my children to be close in age, but through this whole thing it just confirmed my desire to have them close together. My 16 month old does not ever interact with other kids and I felt like having a sibling he can play with would help. So, his baby brother will be here next month and we are so excited.

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My second child yes. 
My oldest I believe is just sad being stuck at home all the time. And I feel bad but we haven’t even committed to sending her to school in the fall. 
My second turned 2 in august, she’s been home with my and her sister since pandemic started. She has never been to daycare and we still have a stay at home order in affect in our region. 
We have recently learned she is now terrified of all men ( my husband aside), she is super attached to my husband and I, she also doesn’t know how to play with anyone but her sister.

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Not my baby (he’s 11m) but my 2.5 year old yes.

Do you think your baby social skills have been affected by the Covid (quarantine/social distancing) situation?

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