Teach Your Baby to Sign, Revised and Updated 2nd Edition: An Illustrated Guide to Simple Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers - Includes 30 New Pages of Signs and Illustrations!

by Monica Beyer

Better communication is right around the corner with Teach Your Baby to Sign . You may feel like you can't possibly be any closer with your young child, but the truth is, you can—through sign language. The gift of signing helps children communicate well before they have the verbal ability to do so. Whether you have a young child who hasn't started talking yet, or a child with special needs, signing can open the door to better understanding and connection . In this revised and updated edition of the original Teach Your Baby to Sign, you'll find more than 200 easy-to-learn signs —all beautifully illustrated!—that you and your child can use to enhance your communication and understand more fully what your little one wants and needs. From  more ,  please , and  help , to  diaper ,  drink , and  go , you'll see just how useful it is to truly  understand  what your child needs, instead of just guessing.  Parenting expert Monica Beyer provides you with 30 new pages of content , including new signs, photographs, and illustrations, as well as an improved layout (popular signs and opposites, such as on/off, listed first in each chapter). You'll find it easy to navigate and begin signing right away. On top of that, you'll find tips and activities to keep you and your child motivated, so that sign language becomes a welcome part of your daily life!

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Health, Language, Self Help

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2015

Reviews

[Rhea Maynes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book with easy to understand depictions of kids doing ASL. The vocab is broken into chapters by subject all of which are common subjects in toddler learning. I’d recommend for those that are new to ASL and are mostly interested in basic, daily vocab. I wish it gave ASL for common, and easy to sign songs like “apples and bananas” or “itsy bitsy spider” and I wish it had simple, toddler appropriate sentences. So…3.5-4 stars

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent resource about sign language for babies and toddlers. The illustrations of the signs are clear and easy to understand, and I appreciate that the book includes children of many races.

[Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book - lots of signs, good pictures

[Marie-Sharrane · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures, with the descriptions, and the tips help to make learning ASL a little easier for anyone.

[Gina Manis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted something easy for myself and all my children to start learning sign. My youngest is hearing impaired and has other health issues causing developmental delays. In her physical therapy, they have introduced sign as a way to communicate with our child sooner. She is only two and we have just been doing it for 3 weeks but she is already trying to sign.

[Melinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the two best books I found on baby sign language! Great visuals and helpful tips from start to finish!

[Laura Piercy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. My 20-month-old son is really into it; it has been his favorite book ever since we got it. In-between illustrations of babies demonstrating the sign, the book features photographs of babies actually doing the sign... which is genius, by the way, because what baby doesn't love looking at pictures of babies?!

It's worth mentioning that our first introduction to baby sign language was not through this book, but through a three-day class one year ago, when he was 8 months old. All of the signs we've learned since then have been picked up from You Tube as needed, then taught to him. But it would have been SO much more helpful to have this resource, which concisely teaches all the common signs AND provides "quick tips" for using the sign. The signing instructions are very simple and easy to follow.

We will flip through the book and learn one or two at a time, or look up a specific word that interests us. My son actually sits on my lap for this book - not something that happens too often nowadays! As mentioned previously, he loves seeing the babies (or little kids) do the signs. It's certainly an interactive book - as it should be, with the material at hand.

The book also includes a wonderful introduction, which offers great advice and addresses any concerns that you may have in teaching your baby sign language. Please don't pass this one up, if you are interested in signing with your child!

[Nicole Vanous · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is hard to say how great this book is! I have a nine month old and a 6 year old and my older child has already learned all the colors and we are working on the alphabet! The descriptions are easy to follow and teach. She covers all the great starter words for successful sign language use.

[Janie · Rating 4 out of 5]

photos of real human babies signing: even more helpful than they are cute! has an index. almost apologizes for "hamburger".

[Cath Holden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and clear! Very easy to read and use.