It is no secret that I love reading to my children and am a bit of a book hog. Both of my boys also love reading books to themselves. I enjoy the quality time spent cuddling up with them and reading a book. But did you know I love signing with them as well? We’ve been huge fans of the show Signing Time and both my boys can sign. Lucian (my almost three year old) can sign a couple dozen words and recognizes so many more. Warren (my 16 month old) knows about a dozen signs like all done, milk, cracker, bird, sleep, sad, baby, go, stop. It helps reinforce what I am trying to communicate when I also sign it at the same time. They seem to appreciate another way to tell me what they are thinking or what they want. It is so exciting the first time your child signs. It opens up a whole new world of language with your child!
Naturally when I was asked to review the new book, Baby Signs I jumped at the opportunity to combine two of my favorite things, signing and books. Amazingly we didn’t have a book that incorporated signs yet and I love another outlet besides videos in which to learn new signs.
This book is probably the most complex and spectacular book I’ve ever seen. The intricate pop ups are stunning. The detail is AMAZING!!! What more can I say? Just look at these photos to give you an idea of what I mean.
Lucian loved being able to make the action of the sign with the pull tabs and Warren loved the pop ups. The only downside I can see with this book is its fragility. My youngest loves pulling books off our bookshelf and reading them by himself. This can not be one of those books. I currently have it hidden to avoid it getting unintentionally damaged. I also have to pay attention when I’m reading it that my son doesn’t try to rip the poor boy’s head off. That being said, I think this book is totally worth it!
Synopsis: BABY SIGNS is based on American Sign Language and will help encourage the use of non-verbal gestures to communicate. Research has proven that babies who are taught to use signs to express their basic ideas before they can say words are happier because they can communicate with others.
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Grand Prize~ Baby Signs Pop-Up Book & $50 Babies ‘R Us Gift Card!
Four (4) First Prizes~ Baby Signs Pop-Up Book (ARV $25.99)
Win it: Tell me what you love about signing or why you’d like to teach your baby to sign.
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My son only knows how to sign 'more', but it has been so helpful because it means we can actually communicate! We would love to learn some more!
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We're going to learn signing so that baby can communicate with us. We want our baby to be able to let us know if something is wrong, or if she likes a specific food and wants more!
Would love to teach my best friend's baby to sign because I was taught when I was a baby!
I love that you can communicate with your child before they are able to speak. We did some signing with my oldest son and it was wonderful, I'm about to start with my twins.
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i'd love to know what the little one is saying
I would love to teach my baby to sign. I have read a lot about how babies can communicate by signing earlier than verbally.
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My daughter is hard of hearing and signing was a huge bridge to speaking for her. I also do a sign language playgroup for kids of all ages but mostly geared towards toddlers and preschoolers.
Who would want to know a second language?
I'd like for him to learn because there are a lot of times that I dont know what he wants. Thanks for the chance!
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I think "I Love You" would be the first thing I'd want.
Having my daughter comunicate with me pefore she can talk would be priceless!
Signs are great! You can communicate before they learn to speak
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Signing has been helpful for us to communicate before they learn words
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Children pick up on everything so much easier when they're very small like that. I actually think knowing sign language is something we should all know and starting young is the best time.
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I love that children can communicate better with adults. We had a child srying int he nursery at church a couple weeks ago, and he finally signed Mommy and Daddy, so we were able to call them!