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(More customer reviews)I'm surprised to see this rated so low. I love this book! I was able to read it in a matter of hours and immediately start teaching my twins to sign. I passed the book on to my MIL who watches the girls while I work and she even read it and implemented signing immediately. I've never known this woman to finish a book in the ten years I've known her, so that's saying a lot right there.
The theory and implementation steps were very clear. The last 1/3 of the book is devoted to large pictures and detailed instructions for how to form each sign. My twins started signing within a few weeks of us starting at 9 months old, and quickly asked for more and more signs. Their gift for gab won out around 15 months old when we stopped teaching them new signs. They could say just about any new word clearly so there didn't seem to be much point in continuing signing. They just turned 2 and are talking in complete sentences. I think baby signs really helped their language development.
It's true that the signs illustrated in this book are not ASL, but who cares? We weren't trying to teach our kids a second language, just get them through that frustrating period when they want to communicate but can't verbalize their thoughts. The signs and techniques in this book worked perfectly for us.
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A fully illustrated guide to the latest parenting trend Baby Sign Language is a practical, illustrated guide that shows parents how to teach their babies simple, easy-to-remember gestures to convey thoughts, needs, questions, and answers-long before the babies can talk. Packed with useful advice, this delightful guide will help develop cognitive skills, cut down on communication frustration, and create a stronger bond between parents and babies, with: - Clear, step-by-step instructions-based on the author's popular workshop format - Photographs and drawings to illustrate each sign - Baby-centered sign language activities, including songs and storytelling - Signs graded for difficulty levels - Tips on how to introduce and reinforce key signs
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