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What is stranger anxiety, and when does it develop? What is separation protest, and when does it peak?

Stranger anxiety is when an infant shows a fear and wariness of strangers. It first appears at about 6 months and continues to escalate through the infant's first birthday. Separation protest is an infant's expression of distress over being separated from its caregiver. It peaks at about 15 months of age among U.S. infants.


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