how do you overcome stranger anxiety? my lo is turning 11mos & still cries whenever a stanger greets him :( its frustrating because they think they made the baby cry and keep on apologizing

Prep baby beforehand if you know that a "stranger" will be around. Talk to him constantly and say that this uncle is a friend or this lady is your friend etc. If your son sees someone approaching on the street -- and you know him but baby doesn't -- let him see you quickly smile and then greet said "stranger" from a distance. In your baby's cautious mind, if the stranger is okay with you, the stranger is okay with him. Also let you friends and family know that baby is quite nervous around strangers and ask them not to go too "gaga" around him. Sometimes we can get too excited around baby and it can be traumatizing when we get too much into their faces cooing and touching him.