At approximately 8 to 10 months of age, babies may begin to exhibit separation anxiety, which is linked to the development of object permanence, the understanding that a person or object continues to exist even when it is no longer visible.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Head Start
  Importance of Play in Early Childhood | HeadStart.gov

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• Importance of Play in Early Childhood | HeadStart.gov headstart.gov Head Start via serper

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• separation anxiety concept
• object permanence concept