My 6 months old boy used to be a smileybaby and smiles at everyone who he meets.He is basically a cutie pie and it was great fun communicating/playing with him.
But Recently I find his behaviour abit changing:
1) First he stop giving his mom and dad a hoot. He can play with us and suddenly stop making eye contacts with us and play on his own. Sometimes we carry him and look in the face he would rather turn around and look at other surroundings or distractions than to look at us in the eyes.
2) He is still cheery but not as smiley as before. before that he can even smile at strangers but now it's just stares and unless the stranger talk to him then he will "force" a smile.
3) He seemed to look attentively at strangers, especially if they are talking, but ignore family member totally, like he is tired of us..
4) He seemed to be crankier more often, his "alone" time seems getting lesser as he will whine or cry if we didn't attend to him or leave the place..
Other than those, he is still very talkative, flipping around trying to crawl, chuckles at peekapoos and tickles.
Is this normal toddler behavor at around 6 months? Early sign of Stranger Anxiety? Anything I should be worried? Cos I read not making eye contact can be symthoms of impeding mental issues as they grow older.
But Recently I find his behaviour abit changing:
1) First he stop giving his mom and dad a hoot. He can play with us and suddenly stop making eye contacts with us and play on his own. Sometimes we carry him and look in the face he would rather turn around and look at other surroundings or distractions than to look at us in the eyes.
2) He is still cheery but not as smiley as before. before that he can even smile at strangers but now it's just stares and unless the stranger talk to him then he will "force" a smile.
3) He seemed to look attentively at strangers, especially if they are talking, but ignore family member totally, like he is tired of us..
4) He seemed to be crankier more often, his "alone" time seems getting lesser as he will whine or cry if we didn't attend to him or leave the place..
Other than those, he is still very talkative, flipping around trying to crawl, chuckles at peekapoos and tickles.
Is this normal toddler behavor at around 6 months? Early sign of Stranger Anxiety? Anything I should be worried? Cos I read not making eye contact can be symthoms of impeding mental issues as they grow older.