Sign With Your Baby: How to Communicate With Infants Before They Can Speak

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Summary: Wonderful Tool for Early Communication with your Baby
Review: This is a simple read with great potential. I had friends who recommened this early form of communication to me and I was somewhat skeptical. My babysitter had also taught her second child sign language and encouraged us to do the same. You don't see immediate results but if you stick with it you will be amazed. My daughter can pick up a new sign in a day now. I have recommended this to other friends who are having babies because of the upside benefits. It is well worth your time and effort.

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Summary: 15 month old signing 40 signs!
Review: We began at 9 months and almost gave up. She didn't sign until 13 months , but then exploded almost a sign a day. By 15 months she signed 40 signs. Now 22 months and I quit counting how many she knows. She is talking also and much less frustrated in the process. I found the book very helpful, a quick read, and I would recommend it highly. We are so pleased we taught her to sign. It lowered evreyone's frustration and we beleive made her smarter. I also recommend a web site , Handspeak, an online ASL dictionary for the words that are not in the book.

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Summary: AT 3 1/2, STILL GETTING BENEFITS!!!
Review: We checked with child neurologists (we live in a medical university community) and they all emphasised the benefits of communicating (signing before they can speak) as soon as possible. By allowing a child to have the signing skills, they begin realizing that they are an individual entity that can ask another individual entity for something. The little brain neurons start firinging and producing the communication function sooner in a baby that has the tools to sign.

We knew our daughter picked it up when, at around 11 months -- couldn't walk yet and couldn't speak -- Mom took our daughter out of the kitchen after dinner and they walked by me eating dinner. Our daughter started crying, and then signed "eat" (hand to mouth) "that" (pointing at my plate). Once she had a taste of my tri-color pasta, she was quiet and went about her play!

Enjoy.