When our Granddaughter was 4 or 5 months old she seemed to be afraid of me (cry ever time I tried to pick her up). We figured it was because my freaky hair and beard scared her so I went out and bought a hair buzz cutter and cut my hair and beard back. The next time we visited her she started taking to me and now a days she gives me a kiss on the cheek when we say bye bye. Cheers!