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Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition

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I am mother to a hearing twenty one month old and we started signing with him at about 6 months of age. We own both the 2nd and 3rd edition of this book and both are worth every penny!! A couple of highlights of this 3rd edition include using sign language for potty training and the expanded Baby Signs dictionary. We are incorporating the "new" signs from this book as we venture into potty training ourselves, we are also learning our colors and working on the alphabet. Since we have been using sign language with him for so long we have found our son learns to say words quickly after learning the sign. For example, he started saying "red" a day after he learned the sign for red, same with blue, yellow and green.

This book is a must have for all parents looking to communicate with their pre-verbal babies, for families who are potty training, and those who love teaching their children something new.

I just got the new edition and I love it! Easy to read. Great new applications (potty training). And as a former teacher...I loved the flexibility of both the ASL and baby friendly signs and knowing why signing is a good thing for babies. I really believe this has something for every young family no matter which signs they choose to use! The expanded ASL dictionary in the back of the book is wonderful. I can't wait to get my FREE DVD- ASL dictionary.

The book is so reader-friendly you don't want to put it down, just like the author's other books Baby Hearts and Baby Minds. I have practiced sign language and taught classes for over 25 years to adults and teens, but never until I learned about Baby Signs, did I ever think about using sign language with babies. I am teaching my 13 month old granddaughter sign language. She can speak 4 words, mommy, daddy, Nana and flag. She knows 12 signs and can use them so that everyone knows what she wants. Friends are so surprised to see such a small baby signing. When you see her face fill with pride when she realizes that we understand her is worth the world. The glossary at the end of the book is wonderful, with 150 ASL signs and it includes 35 classic "baby-friendly" alternatives. I recommend this book to anyone who has contact with babies, grandparents, child care providers and of course parents. What a great baby shower gift!

Everything a parent needs to know regarding why, when, and how to sign at home with baby! It has the researched benefits and real life examples to provide motivation along with the tools to implement at home (I love the choosing signs section in Chapter 4). It is so helpful to have the developmental information also to know when and why signing is so beneficial for BOTH parents and babies. Having >20 years experience with signing families really shows in this revised edition!

Sometimes, you get an "updated" version of the book and nothing has changed. However, that is not true in this case. The authors, Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn, have really gone out of their way to make this an actual updated version.

The glossary of signs has been greatly expanded to 150 ASL signs and 35 baby-friendly signs. The glossary separates the two so there is no confusion as to which is ASL. The glossary photos and explanations of the signs are clear and easy to figure out what the sign is.

The book is easy to read and has many interesting stories about signing babies and toddlers. It also has text boxes with stories, helpful information or answers to pressing questions. These all help to make the book visually appealing.

This edition also includes information about using signs with potty training and gives helpful hints as to how to potty train your toddler.

The book also comes with a video dictionary demonstrating all 185 signs that is free of charge, except for shipping and handling charges.

All in all, this book is an excellent resource for those who want to sign with babies and toddlers. Even if you have a previous edition, this 3rd edition is well worth the price.

I have a book called My First Baby Signs and my baby at 11 month quickly learned the signs. It has colorful pictures of a baby doing each sign and pictures of what the sign is referring to. I was so impressed by how fast my baby picked it up that I was excited to teach her more signs. This book was not the right book for what I was looking for. It's fairly big with very few pictures, and all the pictures are small and in black and white. It's something you would need to learn yourself, and then spend the time to teach your child through repetition. The other book she learned the signs on her own so I thought that was pretty cool. This one's just not as easy to use!

I recently purchased this book and have started reading about the Baby Signs program. I'm very excited to start signing with my infant and think this program is fantastic! My only disappointment is the DVD that you can get "free" with the purchase of the book. Thinking it would be a great informative tool, I went ahead and ordered it (which, by the way, costs $5 for shipping, despite being described as free). I was very disappointed in the DVD, as it was basically sections of news shows that featured the Baby Signs program, but offered no additional instructions or guidance for people wanting to sign with their children. I feel like it is a bit misleading, as I was expecting some demonstrations of signing or at least some further education, instead of what seemed like a commercial for the program. That aside, I am very happy with the book itself and can't wait to start communicating with my daughter using sign language!

This is a good book to introduce yourself in the world of baby signs. It provides a lot of information and has good practical advices. The authors offer two options: ASL and customized signs, letting you decide what sign system to use, and for me, this was the reason to choose this book.
As most of the babies books it is very repetitive, but it is something that I'm starting to get used to, maybe the authors of this kind of books spend so much time with kids that forget how to write for grown ups.

This was mediocre. I found better signing books out there that proved more useful for teaching baby sign language. This one is ok though. But I probably wouldn't purchase again.

This book is just wonderful!! I can't say enough good things about it. I used it for both my babies (now 5 & 8 years old). They each learned 40+ signs. It cut down on their frustration and my frustration when they could communicate their needs and feelings. My kids quickly developed fantastic verbal skills and I am certain that the baby signs set up the framework for that language developement. It was so rewarding to be able to have my 8 month old child tell me he wanted milk or that he wanted to swing, or read a book, etc. It was so empowering for him and so rewarding for me. Really, this is a great book. I always get a copy for new moms as I think this should be at the top of their reading list.