this just started happening recently. ie, an old lady will come up to say hi, maybe even bend down to smile at him and he will yell at her??!!! he doesn't have a frown on his face or anything it's a pretty neutral yell. is this normal??? he doesn't talk yet but babbles like crazy. i just don't know what it means... needless to say, the old ladies get a fright and run away and look back to scowl at me.... yikes.
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mine does it too occasionally, but not with everybody. i guess that their way of defending themselves. now he waves goodbye and blows kisses to people who tryt to talk to him that he doesnt want to be bothered by... they ae charmed by the kiss and get the message.
just tell your baby each time that that's not the way to do it and give and apologetic smile.
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"just tell your baby each time that that's not the way to do it and give and apologetic smile. "
Agreed. Once they reach a certain age, children will "try out" behaviors to see what will happen. The important thing is that you (+ other family members) are consistent in responding. Admonish (not harshly) and if necessary redirect attention onto something else (distract).
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yes - mine did that for a bit - then totally stopped - now the other way around (totally worrying, i would rather they yell) - all smiles at total strangers!
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"Why would a stranger take it upon themselves to approach someone else's child, uninvited? "
I agree with you. As the father of two blonde girls in HK I can testify that strangers approaching and even touching without permission are far too common. In touristy places like Ocean Park there are constantly people approaching, taking pictures, pointing, trying to pick up, etc... Very rude.
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oh i see. well on one occasion we were just in the pharmacy and as you know the aisles are pretty narrow. we were trying to pass and one of the ladies who was stocking the shelves just bent down to say "hello" and copped a yell! the other was an old lady at the park. she was about 2 metres away.
if these strangers had come up to him out of the blue i would too encourage the yelling! one time at IFC we were standing watching a band, bubs walked away just about 3 metres to stand closer. we didn't follow, but just stood behind watching him. strangers from left right and centre were coming up to take photos of him??!!! weird.
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"strangers from left right and centre were coming up to take photos of him??!!! weird."
Very Chinese. ;) There is much less sense of personal space and privacy than in Western societies. What I have always wondered is if the "child crowding" behavior is considered rude by other Chinese.
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Z
18 yrs ago
My Chinese friends are generally dumbfounded when they have been out with me and my daughter and have seen this behavior firsthand, so I'd say that yes, there is at least a portion of Chinese society that finds it as rude as westerners do. It seems to me that the opportunity to poke at a foreign kid is just too tempting, and since foreigners [generally] can't speak Chinese, they can't say no, so there is little downside to just running up and grabbing the little cutie.
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Thanks for that Z. Certainly when I have forcibly removed grabbing hands I often just get a "I'm playing dumb" expression back.
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