Transition infants can be very HARD on the infant, provider and rest of the group .... there is so much going on in their little lives between 9 - 18 months ... so for example she can make progress in adjusting to care and that 'cord' of needing to be held or in close proximity eases up as she learns to trust you will meet her needs and you think AHHHH FINALLY and they they start teething or something and are in pain and they 'revert' to being needy again because they do not understand why they are in pain and their anxiety levels rise again and so forth.

This is one of the reasons why I only take ONE infant under the age of 18 months and others have to be older so that I can have more 'time' and therefore more patience for dealing with infant needs.

I started a newbie in February who was just over 8 months of age ... who is having some awesome days now but there are still 'times' throughout the day where his little cord between him and me is TINY and if I step outside of his comfort zone he looses his little noodle and yup it is challenging figuring out is this true anxiety need where the crying is instinct based and cannot be helped or is this a need to learn delayed gratification aka patience to have your needs met!