* Ignore them.
* If you can't, try not to look directly at them.
* Avoid eye contact. This is important.
* If you make eye contact, they will soon smile at you. DO NOT smile back. Keep your face expressionless.
* If you smile back, expect them to come close and start one of their small talk. Try to reply in a word or two at most. Ideally grunt for replies.
Additional tips
If it is babies,
* Don't go anywhere near them.
* If your brother/sister or favorite nephew/niece is bringing their baby when they visit, don't let them catch you sitting. There is a chance they might place the baby on your lap.
* Stay on your feet. Ideally, keep the hands in your pockets or clasp them tightly behind you. It is human nature to extend arms when something is offered. You don't want to fall in to that trap.
* In the extreme case they try to put it like a lock around your neck, grit your teeth and close your eyes and pray.
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