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Why won't my 3-month-old grandson let me hold him?

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Linda Jonides
Answered by Linda Jonides R.N., C.P.N.P.
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"I have worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner (P.N.P.) for over 30 years," says Linda Jonides. "I continue to thoroughly enjoy forming new relationships with parents and newborns and working with them through infancy, childhood, and adolescence."

Linda Jonides is a pediatric nurse practitioner in a private pediatric practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received her Diploma in Nursing and Certificate as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is a past recipient of the Michigan PNP of the Year Award. She has a B.S. in Nursing from Eastern Michigan University. She has published articles and lectured on childhood obesity, infant colic, role of the P.N.P., growth and development issues, and infectious diseases. She was an author of "Clinical Insights Column," published biannually in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care for nine years. Jonides is past president of NAPNAP. Currently, she is a steering group work member of NAPNAP's HEAT (healthy eating and activity together) project. One outcome of this group's work is the clinical practice guideline, "Identifying and Preventing Overweight in Childhood," that was published as a supplement to the March/April '06 issue of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Ms. Jonides has been married to John, a university professor, since 1971.
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Why won't my 3-month-old grandson let me hold him?

Answer


This stage will pass—I promise. Each month as babies develop and grow they become more aware of their surroundings—sights, smells, sounds, and strangers. This new awareness of the unfamiliar can be overwhelming and scary to babies. This behavior more often occurs at 4 to 5 months, but it certainly can occur as early as 3 months. He needs time and space to learn about and feel comfortable with each new sight, sound, and person. For now, let his parents hold him and allow him to get used to your voice and your face as you sit nearby. In due time, he'll be more than happy to have you hold him.
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