Around the middle of the first year, the nature of infant-mother interaction changes from:

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The term "dyadic" refers to a relationship between two individuals, such as the infant and mother. Around the middle of the first year, infants begin to engage in extra-dyadic interactions, meaning they start to interact with people other than their mother, such as fathers, siblings, and other caregivers. This is a change in the nature of the infant-mother interaction, making option B the correct choice. The other options (stability to continuity, nature to nurture, autonomous to external) do not accurately describe the change that occurs in infant-mother interaction around the middle of the first year.

Around the Middle of the First Year, the Nature of Infant-Mother