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the hair cutting "glare" was a mystery to me until my daughter told me that in Russia, the Doctor cut their hair!!! (No wonder - a cut, a shot, and off you go!)
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Wow! That really explains our first hair cut experience with Sam! I never knew that!
As far as stranger-danger. I don't think it is too early to have some of those conversations. Sam is very friendly and I worried at first about that being an attachment issue. Now I feel that it is part of his personality - he is really determined to make friends with everyone but he knows who we are to him and that is important.
He wont go up to others if we arent right there with him. A lot of times he'll grab my hand before introducing himself to an adult. If Aisling doesnt do this, you can set it up for her. When you see her talking to a stranger, like someone at the next table in a restaurant, hold her while she speaks with them. Get involved with the conversation for a moment and then redirect her. I always tell Sam "ok, now they want to eat their dinner". A few minutes later he'll tell me how "she's a nice lady". I agree and remind him that we only talk to strangers when Momma and Papa are with you. It will just become a habit for her to hold onto you when she talks to someone new.
We started stranger danger conversations with him about 6 months ago. He caught on to it pretty quickly. He still needs to be reminded, but I do notice that he always checks back with us for approval before going forward and making new friends now.
We've actually started calling him "the Mayor" because he's always working the room. Then he grabs my hand and introduces me as his Mama to these people. He knows every child's name at Mc'Ds playland and they all get introduced to Sophia and I. Then he has to say goodbye to everyone when it's time to go. At least he's learning good manners!
Christina