Baby Signs - Softcover

Acredolo, Linda; Goodwyn, Susan

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091851688 ISBN 13: 9780091851682

Publisher: Vermilion, 2000

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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 enable babies to communicate effectively before they are able to say the word. Unfortunately most parents never realise their baby's potential for learning other gestures that make it possible for parents to interact with their child in ways that would otherwise have been impossible until thier baby could talk. 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 greater understanding of their children and their needs but babies develop skills that enrich their comprehension of language. In BABY SIGNS, the author provide parents with a fun and simple programme for teaching children Baby Signs at home. It includes easy to follow illustrated signs and photographs as well as popular nursery rhymes and stories with signs, allowing infants to reach out and forge bonds of affection and satisfaction that will last a lifetime.

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Baby Signs is a remarkably simple way to improve communication between parent and child, using the everyday signals and mimicry that every baby learns from an early age in order to develop an understanding and rapport.

Authors Linda Acredlo and Susan Goodwyn, both active members of the International Society for Infant Studies, show how easy it is to use simple signs to help parents to gain a greater understanding of their baby, while helping the baby to develop skills that will benefit them greatly as they mature into toddlers.

Using no-nonsense language and easy-to-follow photographs, Baby Signs interprets the early gestures of infancy and encourages parents to interact with their offspring without pressure, while learning to enjoy the pleasures of a small child as he or she begins to interact with the world.

Encouragement, repetition and laughter are the order of the day in this cracking little book, designed to help parent and child get the most out of each other as they learn together.--Susan Harrison

Book Description:

Using simple signs in order to enhance communication with your baby, thereby gaining a greater understanding of him and his needs.

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