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Teach Your Baby to Sign: An Illustrated Guide to Simple Sign Language for Babies [Paperback]

Monica Beyer
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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Book Description

October 1, 2007
The ultimate guide to baby sign language, with color photos and 200 signs!

You can hear—your baby can hear—so what's the deal? Every parent knows how frustrated—how enraged—babies become when they can't make themselves clear to their families. But now, before they can talk, they can tell you what they mean—with signs!

Signing has taken the parenting world by storm. Why? Every parent is eager to give their baby the best possible upbringing, the least frustration, and the best head start for achieving in today's driven, competitive society. Research (funded by the National Institutes of Health) has found that signing babies: talk sooner and have larger vocabularies; have stronger parent/child bonds; have less frustration, crying and tantrums; show more interest in books; engage in more sophisticated play; and have higher IQ scores. Now, what parent doesn't want that?

Baby signing has been featured on Dateline and Oprah. Teach Your Baby to Sign features photographs of babies signing, plus line illustrations of each sign. And it provides 200 useful signs—more than any other book—so parents can have a wide selection to choose from, along with stage-by-stage guidance so they'll know which signs to teach first and which to add as they and their baby become progressively more skilled and comfortable with signing.


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About the Author

Monica Beyer runs the popular website www.signingbaby.com. She is the author of Baby Talk. Monica experienced firsthand the benefits of baby sign language with her own three children.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Fair Winds Press (October 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592332730
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592332731
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Monica Beyer is a mom of four and has been writing professionally since 2000, when her first book, Baby Talk, was published. She has one more published book under her belt and is currently a freelance writer for SheKnows, Pregnancy and Baby and allParenting. Her main area of interest is attachment parenting and all that goes with it, including breastfeeding, co-sleeping and baby wearing.

Customer Reviews

This book is easy to use and very helpful. Jillg82  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
It's a great place to start signing with baby. Dragonwolf  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Straight forward and helpful. February 13, 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I liked the layout of this book far better then most of the top rated books. It has a good blend of baby sign language background and easy to follow, commonly used signs. The book is also good as a quick reference if you forget the exact way to do a sign. Overall, a great guide for first time parents looking for relevent material that your baby can use. The only thing that would make this book even better is if it were spiral bound, so it could be layed flat for easier viewing for parents and their babies.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars From a language professional, this is a great find! January 26, 2010
By DrLaw
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I am a speech-language pathologist and am asked all the time, "Wont signing get in the way of my little one learning to talk?" NO--EMPHATICALLY NO! In fact, adding in sign PROMOTES spoken language! There are too many articles to cite here to back me up, but suffice it to say that when your baby points to milk and says, "mamama," she is already using gestures/signs--they come first before spoken language! All that said, I got this book for my brother and his wife--two CPA's with their first--because it is incredibly user friendly and gives real-world pointers for how to make the signs and in what contexts. It draws directly from American Sign Language, so in all seriousness, if your little one grows up to befriend someone who uses ASL, they will (on a very basic level) be able to "talk" with them! Honestly, a great resource for parents who are looking to make their first year or two with their baby smooth. Wouldn't it be great if you knew what your 7-month old was screaming about?? If he knows the sign for it, I promise you, he will tell you what he wants :) Enjoy!!
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book April 21, 2008
Format:Paperback
This book is great. I was looking for something with easy to understand signs and easy to find in the book!
My husband and I already have the basics down and have started introducing them to our child. The signs are easy and large so I can print them and take them to daycare so they know what she wants as well. I searched all over for books and this is by far the best I have found.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars THX
I teach reading with the use of ASL to homeschoolers and bought many of these for each student to keep. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Vikki
5.0 out of 5 stars Signing book
The illustrations are great. The colors are nice. I like that the words are grouped together. Like anything pertaining to food is in one section. Read more
Published 6 months ago by newmama2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Really easy to follow
Easy to follow and teach signs to my child. I would have liked to learn more communication words than just signs
Published 6 months ago by Carolyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done
This book is super easy to follow with illustrations and descriptions of each sign that even the most novice signer can understand (i am one!). Read more
Published 7 months ago by schadey22
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
By far one of the best sign language books that I bought. Detailed pictures and written description. Made it very easy to learn the signs. Would buy again.
Published 7 months ago by Shopaholic-mom
2.0 out of 5 stars crap. I am glad I got from the library first
As someone else stated this book is poorely laid out. The author admits in the introduction that "milk" is one the first signs a baby learns or you should teach but yet she doesn't... Read more
Published 12 months ago by studentfirst
4.0 out of 5 stars Baby Sign Language
I got one for each of my grandchildren and my great nephew's parents! Such a great idea and easy to use book
Published 13 months ago by Judith K. Graven
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy illustrated guide to follow
I bought this book in conjunction with the Complete Learning Kit with Dr. Joseph Garcia SIGN with your BABY - Baby Sign Language (ASL) Kit: Includes Book, How-to DVD, Quick... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Keri-Ann
2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible layout
I researched for a while before deciding on this book. It received great reviews so I figured I would give it a shot. That was a bad decision. Read more
Published 16 months ago by MrsAshley
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for!
This product is exactly what I was looking for! I wanted a book that taught me how to sign to my new baby. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jillg82
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