BABY SIGNS
How to talk with your baby before your baby can talk
Linda Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn


Price: £12.99


Publisher: Vermilion

ABOUT THE BOOK


A remarkably simple yet fascinating way to improve communication, interaction and the sharing of worlds before babies can talk.


Have you noticed how easily babies learn to wave 'bye-bye', shake their heads for 'no' and nod for 'yes'? These are the most simple forms of Baby Signs which enables babies to communicate effectively before they are able to say a word. Unfortunately most parents never realise their baby's potential for learning other gestures. In Baby Signs, the authors provide parents with a fun and simple programme to enable them to do so.


The authors have spent more than a decade researching and studying the effects of Baby Signs on infant communication and the results have been overwhelming. Not only do parents gain a much better understanding of their children and their needs but babies develop skills that enrich their comprehension of language. Baby Signs includes easy-to-follow illustrated signs and photographs as well as popular nursery rhymes and stories, allowing infants to reach out and forge bonds of affection and satisfaction that will last a lifetime.


CONTENTS:


Introducing Baby Signs; Where Baby Signs Fit in the Jigsaw Puzzle of Language; Getting Started with Baby Signs; Moving Beyond the 'Beginner' Signs; Off and Running with Baby Signs; Baby Sign Stories; From Signs to Speech; Parents' Questions Answered; Sign Suggestions; Sign Time - Rhyme Time


ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)


Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis, and has served as associate editor of Child Development, the leading professional research journal. Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., received her Masters in language development from the University of London, is Professor of Psychology and Child Development at California State University, Stanislaus, and holds an associate researcher position at the University of California, Davis. They are both active members of the International Society for Infant Studies.