Your Baby’s Journey

“Object permanence” is the understanding that objects and people continue to exist when they are out of sight. This new skill plays a vital role in memory development and language acquisition as well as enhancing pretend play and exploration. Recent research suggest that babies begin to show an understanding of object permanence between 4 and 7 months of age. Separation anxiety occurs as a result of this newly acquired skill which causes your little one to feel upset when they cannot see you although knowing that you are still somewhere out there.