false 439156 1 Jump-start language and learning skills with this simple and elegant guide to using sign language to communicate with your preverbal baby. <br><br> Imagine averting a tantrum because your baby was able to communicate her desire for a favorite toy without tears, or simply sharing in your baby's wonderment at the sight of a bird on a tree-before he has even uttered his first word! Generally, children do not develop the motor skills necessary to speak until they are two, and yet they are able to communicate using sign language as early as six months. Written by an experienced signer and a mother of three, this illustrated step-by-step guide will allow readers to join the ranks of parents around the world who experience the rich rewards of communicating with their preverbal babies by using sign language. <br><br> Studies have shown that babies who are taught to use signs to express themselves before they can actually speak are more contented because they can communicate their basic needs (and ideas!) and also are more skilled at speaking once they begin to acquire language. Full of practical tips, real anecdotes, and straightforward diagrams of more than sixty basic American Sign Language signs, <i>Baby Talk</i> is the essential baby-signing handbook for parents, relatives, and caregivers-and their babies, who are just a little too young to express themselves verbally. 428000 21 9 2006 Baby Talk: A Guide to Using Basic Sign Language to Communicate with Your Baby total:26|5:8|4:10|3:2|2:6|1:0| 26 98 42 6 4 1 false false Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 11:29:50 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 06:21:34 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 31 21:49:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 21:51:18 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 07:57:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 07:58:47 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 01 18:39:18 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 08:56:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 02 12:18:32 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 12:19:18 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 12 18:11:02 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 24 17:47:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 20:35:59 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 20:35:59 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Wed Oct 07 13:20:23 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:20:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 15:40:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 15:40:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:12:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:12:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 28 18:20:19 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 18:08:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 08 08:05:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 08:05:41 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 05:11:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 08:59:34 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Apr 17 05:43:31 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 05:43:31 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Mar 22 20:24:55 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:24:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 28 19:38:19 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 11:27:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 28 19:38:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 02 05:00:37 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:00:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 28 11:37:33 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:37:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 04 21:14:32 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 18 12:45:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 07:14:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 07:14:00 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=439156