About the AuthorLinda Acredolo, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California at Davis, is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of child development. She is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society and has served as an associate editor of the prestigious journal, Child Development. She is also a member of the Parents magazine advisory board. Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the California State University at Stanislaus, has served as a project director and co-principle investigator for several longitudinal research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Kellogg Foundation. She currently serves as president of Baby Signs, Inc., an infant and toddler educational products company. what are some good fantasy books Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Save your money and Google the signs you want to learnBy A. SemlerTwice as long as it needs to be. I bought it because I wanted to learn specific signs. The authors spend the entire book making the case for why you should teach your baby sign languages. I believe there were 6 chapters to that effect. One or two would have been sufficient for me. I finally found the signs in the index, and it occurred to me later that I could have just googled them.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Waste of time and money (and I got it used for $0.01)By D. BerzackAt least half of this book is dedicated to convincing readers why signing is a good idea. If you've already decided that (as I imagine most people are once they've bought a book on the subject), then you can skip most of the book.The very end has a small appendix that actually shows some signs, with small black-and-white photos. About 10 pages of ASL signs and 5 of the flexible, baby-focused signs (which we're interested in). Even this is pathetic - there's no baby sign listed for "milk".I was hoping for some developmental psychology or specific techniques for introducing the notion of language to our LO. On that front, there is nothing here beyond what you could BS by plonking away at your keyboard for a weekend.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Explains the benefits of signing wellBy BrandilynI felt like this book did a really great job of telling you WHY you should sign with your baby, which I was already sold on before buying this book. I expected a little more instruction on the HOW of getting signing with my son, but this book still provided a lot of useful signs to get started with and further convinced me that signing is something we'd like to do.