Talking With Your Baby: Family As the First School [Paperback]

Alice Sterling Honig (Author), Holly Elisabeth Brophy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd); 1st edition (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081560355X
• ISBN-13: 978-0815603559
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Informative and down-to-earth., June 14, 2000

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Khalina - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking With Your Baby: Family As the First School (Paperback)

This book provides useful suggestions on how to engage infants and toddlers in conversation during a parent's day to day activities. It also provides guidelines for introducing children to books and to maintain their interest in word discovery through literature, songs and rhymes. There is a wonderful chapter for parents to make their own inexpensive but imaginative toys. I had already read several books on children's linguistic development before buying this one, so I was disappointed with the redundant information I found in this book and was a little surprised to discover the authors using a very straight-forward and simple writing style. However, when I finally read the back cover of the book, I realize they intended the audience to be "low literacy parents and parents for whom English is a second language". I actually admire their down-to-earth approach compared to the high-jargoned variety of books that fill the bookstores. This book will be useful for daycare providers who need ideas to communicate to parents in an effective manner.

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical advice for busy parents, November 17, 2010

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anjchang (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking With Your Baby: Family As the First School (Paperback)

This book is well written and succinct, containing lots of great examples of how to talk to your child. This is the most practical book I've read on the subject and I think many parents could learn a lot from reading it. It is down to earth, and enjoyable rather than full of statistics or research citations (there's a list of relevant references in the back). Parents can take the suggestions and immediately apply them. I enjoyed following the suggestions, as the advice was practical. Although I have read many books on childhood education about the importance of talking to your child, this one actually provides concrete examples and scenarios of what to say and the wisdom of purpose behind why we use motherese or add "ey" to words when we talk to children. After reading it, I learned to take better advantage of the many opportunities for talking with my child daily. Enjoyable and I think it would be useful to re-read again as a reference.