How to Talk to Your Baby

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Summary: How to talk to Your Baby
Review: Thank you for this wonderful book! As a Speech and Language Pathologist, I feel that I have a resource for the parents and care givers of my younger clients. This book provides parents with practical, valuable advice to help their children develop communication skills. This Book also makes a wonderful baby shower gift!

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Summary: A great resource for parents
Review: Thank you Ms. Dougherty. My son just turned 18 months and I'm thrilled to have your ideas. I have seen such development in his speech over the past several months and appreciate the suggestions in your book to keep him stimulated. I refer to the milestones chapter often and it helps me anticipate his progress. I just purchased two more books for pregnant friends, and know they will enjoy it as much as I have.

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Summary: a must read for all parents
Review: This book is a must read for all parents and prospective parents. This book would be a great gift for the parent of a newborn. The book is easy to read, and it is full of simple hints. This book can make a crucial difference in your child's early development.

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Summary: This is a very good book
Review: This is a very good book.

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Summary: New Book Speaks Volumes About Baby
Review: This is an excerpt from syndicated columunist, Judy Lyden, Working Parents, December 16, 1999

There's an excellent new parenting book coming out just in time for Christmas, perfect for parents and grandparents alike. It's called, "How to Talk to Your Baby: A Guide to Maximizing Language and Learning Skills. This book is written by a speech pathologist, Dorothy Dougherty, who lays out the whole language game from the beginning of life and shares insights about the importance of language development and how it affects a child's understanding of the world. Dougherty says children's language learning begins in the womb as they listen to their mother's voice. All children listen to learn. The more they hear, the greater their vocabulary and the greater their IQ. In fact, research indicates that by age 2 children of talkative mothers said twice as many words as children of mothers who silently cared for their babies. The book includes a good look at language development by age and offers lots of tips for increasing a child's development, as well as red flags for help in detecting children who may be having problems learning. "How to Talk to Your Baby" is a gift that gives a gift of child development.

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Summary: Beyond Da-Da and Goo-Goo
Review: This review appeared in PARENTS EXPRESS, April 2000 If baby talk makes you feel silly, maybe you're taking the wrong approach. Your baby needs to listen to talkers to learn to talk (and it appears that "live" talk is more effective than listening to the latest from Barney and Elmo on the TV) HOW TO TALK TO YOUR BABY, by Dorothy P. Dougherty, takes a practical approach to this vital part of development. Dougherty's guide suggests that your daily activities provide plenty of discussion material for your toddler. Maybe you feel that your errand list, cooking, and cleaning wil keep you from stimulating your child to learn. Instead, you can use those activities as conversation points. Talk about what your're doing, whether it is sorting the laundry or choosing the best apples from the produce aisle. The combination of talk and activity will help your baby to associate sounds with the related action. Allow you child time to respond in some way; being a good listener yourself is part of the baby's learning process. Development, practical advice and knowing what to expect at different ages are also included.

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Summary: This is a very good book
Review: While the information in this book is not flawed or inaccurate, it is very simplistic and common sense would have answered all your questions for you. I read this book, literally, in about 20 minutes. I found that most of the information provided is based on practical solutions that most parents are already doing in any case. I would skip this book if you are looking for a way to improve or increase your child's vocal skills. The only reason you may need this book is if you really simply have no idea how to talk to your child.

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Summary: Simplistic view, Common sense answers
Review: While the information in this book is not flawed or inaccurate, it is very simplistic and common sense would have answered all your questions for you. I read this book, literally, in about 20 minutes. I found that most of the information provided is based on practical solutions that most parents are already doing in any case. I would skip this book if you are looking for a way to improve or increase your child's vocal skills. The only reason you may need this book is if you really simply have no idea how to talk to your child.