Nationally recognized researchers put communication at a baby's fingertips...literally!

Linda Acredelo, PhD, and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D, have co-authored a book based on their highly acclaimed research in infant sign language. Baby Signs: How to Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk teaches parents methods of communicationg with their infants. Through use of simeple bodily movements that signify objects, events, and needs, babies can enjoy interactions with their parents that otherwise would have been impossible until they could talk. In addition to black & white photos and cartoons, this user-friendly guide includes sections on:

• Baby Signs as part of the language puzzle
• Signs to start with
• Charting your baby's progress
• Developing new signs
• Differences among babies
• Real-life Baby Sign stories
• Signing and Rhyming
• From Signs to Speech

The authors' 13 years of scholarly research on Baby Signs have proven conclusively that adding these gestures to a baby's repertoire not only leads to better communication, it also stimulates the process of learning to talk, encourages intellectual development, enhances self-esteem, and strengthens the parent-infant bond. Parents looking to get their baby off to a good start simply can't go wrong with Baby Signs.