Need help with stranger anxiety

I have three small children all under 7 years old. My wife and I started taking each of them to different community center classes starting at 6 months old just so they could get used to being around other children their own age and adults. Now that they are a little bit older, they are fine socializing and meeting new people. Granted, we still make sure that they are cautious with strangers but they are not shy.

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I have three small children all under 7 years old. My wife and I started taking each of them to different community center classes starting at 6 months old just so they could get used to being around other children their own age and adults. Now that they are a little bit older, they are fine socializing and meeting new people. Granted, we still make sure that they are cautious with strangers but they are not shy.

This is a totally normal phase that lots (if not all) babies go through. They are really paying attention to everything and noticing things they've not caught before. It can be quite overwhelming. They are familiar with mommy and daddy, though, and need them to help filter through all the new things. Hang in there, help show him all the new things and he'll pull through. : )

I hate to tell you that its normal. Some kids like yours and my baby sister are terrified of other people for a while, Others like my first son and his little girlfriend ( 1) arent. The things we did to help the kids who are scared adjust are relativly simple, but time consuming. You hold baby while other people sit near you and him. You understandably want gramma to be able to hold her grandson, and im sure gramma wants to hold him. So make sure you guys spend alot of time together while oyu hold baby, so he can get used to gramma. It might help. Thats what helped with my sister anyway.