Read Baby Sign Language Made Easy 101 Signs to Start Communicating with Your Child Now Lane Rebelo 9781641520775 Books

Product details Paperback 168 pages Publisher Rockridge Press (June 12, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 1641520779

Baby Sign Language Made Easy 101 Signs to Start Communicating with Your Child Now Lane Rebelo 9781641520775 Books Reviews

• The truth is, I bought this book because I personally know the author. My own children are school-age now, so I figured I'd browse through the book and then give it to a friend who has an infant. But when I saw my 10-year-old poring over the book, practicing signs, and smiling to himself, I couldn't wait to delve deeper into the book myself. And when I did, I realized that I can't possibly regift this book; it's too special to give away!
  
  This is the book I wish I'd had when my children were infants. When my first child was born, I was vaguely aware that signing with my baby would be beneficial, and somewhere I picked up a few signs MILK, MORE, and EAT. My baby took to these signs right away, and they became valuable communication tools for us. I considered teaching my child more signs, but when I glanced at baby sign books in the library, they looked overwhelming and daunting for my sleep-deprived, new-motherhood-addled mind. My child ended up speaking early and well, but I can't help wondering what I missed out on before speech emerged. What would he have communicated to me had I introduced more signs to him? I talked to my baby all the time, but how would he have responded if he'd had the tools to communicate back to me?
  
  I'm sure that if someone had handed me this book at that time, I would have glanced through it and been drawn in by its clear illustrations and accessible format. I would have jumped right to the chapter on the first 10 signs and introduced my child to several useful and then playful signs, and even my fatigued brain would have been able to utilize the author's concise memory tips to recall each sign. After meeting with success with these signs, I would have gone on to introduce mealtime signs, changing and getting dressed signs, bath and bedtime signs, and animal signs. I would have loved to use the author's suggestions for incorporating signing into books that we happened to already own and songs that we were already singing. During my more lucid moments of my child's first year, I would have gone back to read the author's introduction and explanation of baby signs, and I would have felt even better about making the decision to incorporate signs into our daily life.
  
  This book is written with such loving awareness of infant development. With its anecdotes about the author's own signing experiences with her children, it feels as though a friend is patiently guiding the reader along. No wonder my 10-year-old and I were instantly taken with the book! What we missed 10 years ago, we can now understand together.
• Didn't realize babies/children learned sign language until our daughter told us our grandson was learning signs in daycare. What really helps is the author's website, where she demonstrates each sign. After reading the book and reviewing all the signs, it was great to see them live.
• I bought this book to use with my second daughter and I am so happy I did! Lane does a wonderful job of presenting the information in an easy to understand way which was critical for me because I am a busy working mom. I was really happy to see that there's a free online video dictionary too! I didn't realize the book came with that and was really pleased to find a link in the book. It's so helpful to see the author demonstrating the signs to get a better sense of how to do them correctly. The illustrations in the book are great, but seeing the signs in action is super helpful.
• I love this book. It's great all around for a beginner with a baby. My nonverbal 1.5 year old is already signing. And for signs that she can't do yet, she understands when I did them. This book has been a huge help.
• I ordered this book after only doing a bit of comparison shopping, and I am really happy with it. I have not studied it carefully but just flipped through each page, cover to cover, and I found it to be very concise with helpful images, motion descriptions, and even short mnemonic devices to remember each sign. It is sorted by category (food, bedtime, etc.) which is helpful, so I will plan to focus on one section/topic at a time. Looking forward to studying it more carefully!
• It's not too much, it's just right. There are other books with 300 signs, and those are just intimidating to me. When you're dealing with the stress of a newborn, a two month old, and constantly trying to catch up with life in addition to taking care of your kid, a complicated book will not help you. This book strikes the right balance between being too simplistic or being overly complicated. It is just right. Finally, please excuse any typos as I have submitted this review via voice to text on my phone.
• I love this book and am currently using it to teach sign to my 3-month old. What I love about this book are the extra songs she includes that incorporate the signs that you just learned. This is a fun way to teach your child about signing. She also has a website you can access after you've purchased the book that has more signs and you can see her demonstrate it live.
  
  I'm really happy I bought this book and recommend it to friends.
• This book is done very well. You can easily locate the chapters that you want to start with. It has illustrations of the signs and even tells you how your baby will probably sign it (not the way the book shows it exactly). I would encourage any parent interested in teaching their baby sign language to pick this book up...…..very well put together.