A little science and it’s kind of beautiful. 🤍 In the early months, babies don’t yet understand that they are a separate person from you. To them, you are still one. Your smell, your heartbeat, your voice. It isn’t until around 6–9 months that they start to realize, “Oh… you’re you and I’m me.” That’s when separation anxiety can show up. Before that, closeness isn’t something they’re learning. It’s something they need. And as a mama of four boys (ages six, four, three, and seven months), I can

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