Our daughter starting speaking 6 months earlier
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I recommend this book to all expectant parents. Using the approach we not only had fun communicating with our baby daughter, but she also starting speaking earlier than other babies her age. Today, my daughter has a keen interest in reading and writing, thanks in part to this early start.
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Communication is KEY to solving problems
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This book has given us the tools to introduce a new effective form of communication with our baby. The tone of the book is friendly, supportive and easy to understand. We found the specific signs easy to model for our son. He seemed to pick it up so very quickly. Our 4 year-old daughter, although very capable verbally, also likes to talk to her baby brother with the sign language. We would also like to recommend another friendly book full of wit and wisdom that continues to clearly demonstrate how to communicate more effectively (with words) to the next age group called 'The Pocket Parent'. This book explains how important it is to give toddlers the words for their feelings early on which goes hand in hand with Baby Signs. The Pocket Parent gives hundreds of fast answers to handling most of the most challenging behaviors of a 2-5 year (i.e. tantrums, bedtime and mealtime refusals, I hate you's, gimmees, and whining). Both sanity saving books have lowered the frustration level of both parents and children in our family. We are so grateful that we found 2 books that have taught us specific ways of how to communicate much more effectively with our young children. Consider both reasonably priced books for your personal library.
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Communication can solve problems even before a child talks
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This book has taught us a new effective form of communication with our baby. The tone of the book is friendly, supportive and easy to understand. We found the specific signs easy to model for our son. He seemed to enjoy the learning process and picked it up so very quickly. Our 4 year-old daughter, although very capable verbally, also likes to talk to her baby brother with the sign language. We would also like to recommend another friendly book full of wit and wisdom, called "The Pocket Parent", that clearly demonstrates how to continue communicating more effectively (with words) to the next age group. This book explains how important it is to give toddlers the words that identify their feelings early on which goes hand in hand with Baby Signs. The Pocket Parent gives hundreds of fast answers to handling many of the most challenging behaviors of a 2-5 year (i.e. tantrums, bedtime and mealtime refusals, I hate you's, the gimmees, and whining). Both sanity saving books have lowered the frustration level of both parents and children in our family. We are so grateful that we found 2 books that have taught us specific ways of how to communicate much more effectively with our young children. Consider both reasonably priced books for your personal library. Also recommended: THE POCKET PARENT: Hundreds of sanity savers written exclusively for parents of 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's
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good start, sad ending
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I think it's kind of sad that the book ends with 'how to wean your child away from sign language', and not 'how to help your child grow from family signing into community signing'. My going-on-4-year-old is the star of her BSL class in school - but I'm looking for another book to use with her little sister.
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Great concept, disappointing book
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I am familiar with the baby signing concept, but this book didn't take me anywhere new. Some anecdotal evidence was interesting but the sign suggestions were a minor part of the book. This is not an instruction book - afterall, the book tells you that you and your baby make up whatever signs you like and that mean something to you. There is a short chapter (the last one) of suggestions but I bet you know them already (it really is that obvious). If you lack confidence or need convincing of the concept then I would recommend it. Otherwise, get inventive yourself.
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