Baby Signs for Bedtime (Baby Signs) Review

Manufacturer: HarperFestival
Author(s): Linda Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn

ISBN: 0060090766 EAN: 9780060090760
Binding: Board book
Pages: 24
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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It's as easy as waving bye-bye!

Babies have a lot to say, even before they can actually speak familiar bedtime words like "sleepy" and "quiet." Baby Signs are simple gestures that allow babies and toddlers to communicate what they see, what they need, and even how they feel. Research has shown that Baby Signs decrease frustration and tantrums and help your baby talk sooner.

When to begin: When your child starts to wave bye-bye.
How to do it: Show your baby the sign and point to the picture. Always say the word as you make the sign.
Improvise: Make up your own signs -- your baby probably will too!

User Submitted Baby Signs for Bedtime (Baby Signs) Reviews

April 2, 2008
Love This Series!
My children have had a blast looking at these books! They are great, with real life babies to relate to. Fun reading for anytime!!

Mother of 4

August 7, 2007
Great For Older babies
These are not real sign language, but they are fun and babies do learn these signs and communicate them. And they love the pictures and love watching you copy the motions in the pictures.

July 16, 2007
Love it!
My daughter loves this book. We read it every night, and she knows all of the signs. She started signing at 9 months, and at 11 1/2 months old she knows a dozen signs thanks to these books!!

May 8, 2007
Disappointed Again
I bought this for my two year old. He has aproxia of speech so we are teaching him sign language. I thought it was simple enough to keep his attention but the signs are not correct. I do not want to teach him the wrong signs because he may never be able to communicate like most of us do. I was disappointed to say the least. This was the second book I bought from this line :(

November 13, 2006
Baby Signs books are great
Every night we would read and practice our signs. By the time she was one year old, she could sign the signs from this book. Ok, her signs were not perfect but I knew what she was talking about. Learning signs has really helped with her communicating with us. I am so glad she learned the signs. Now, at 2 years old, she talks and uses the signs to help us understand.

May 14, 2006
Nice book
Two pages are dedicated to each word. The first page is a picture of the item and the word spelled out. The second page is a child signing the word.

The words:

moon, stars, sleepy, bath, toothbrush, quiet, book, blanket, love, light

April 25, 2006
Amazing tools for non-verbal and apraxic children!!!
I am the mother of a non-verbal child with both speech and motor apraxia, meaning that she cannot speak and has poor hand skills. These books are PERFECT for my daughter! There are many books out there that teach American Sign Language (ALS) to babies. The problem for many children with developmental delays is that they are unable to use the signs in ASL because they require hand coordination and motor planning that is too complex. Baby Signs by Acredolo and Goodwyn, on the other hand, allows my daughter to communicate with signs that she is perfectly able to model. THANK YOU, Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn for creating this system and for putting together these extremely high-quality books. They have been and continue to be our 3 year old daughter's favorite books, and they have given her the precious gift of communication. PLEASE make more of these books, more baby signs, and expand the use of your system to children with developmental delays. There is, unfortunately, a large market out there of parents of children with developmental delays just waiting for you to lend them a helping hand! And for all of you with "neurotypical" children -- these books will give your baby the ability to communicate earlier than you might ever have thought possible. I've seen it in two of my friends' kids -- a VERY good investment for anyone who wants to hear their child's voice. Please, please, please design more of these!

March 10, 2006
My son's favorite book
I first received this book as a gift from a friend who bought them for her son. I had heard about baby sign language before but didn't put much thought into it and wasn't interested either. Once I received this book as well as the two others by the same author (Mealtime and Animal) we started reading them right away. I did just as the book said and my son LOVED it. He has tons of books but these three he would always grab first and bring them to me and just watch and listen as I read and signed for him. Before I knew it he learned all of the signs in each book and would do them with me. He was a little over a year when we first got them and will soon turn two and still adores these books. I highly recommend them to anyone, however if you want to teach your child sign language from ASL these books are not for you. The signs are different from that of ASL, some signs are similar but most of them are different which might cause confusion for your child but that's just my opinion.

September 26, 2005
Baby Signs
Very simple, easy to do. My baby just started to wave this week and already she has done the sleepy sign a couple of times.

September 13, 2005
Communicating With Babies Has Never Been Easier
People have asked me, "Why do you want your babies to learn sign language? They aren't deaf, are they?" Anyone who has children between the ages of 8 and 20 months can tell you that babies understand a lot more than they can express in words. While all they may say is "ma-ma-ma-ma" or "da-da-da-da," they comprehend so much of the language and activity going on around them! Watch the way your baby plays - watch the way she uses her hands and facial expressions to repeat the things you've done with her when you played the day before. Does your baby wave "bye-bye?" She's already using sign language to communicate. Watch the way your baby responds when the phone rings at your house. Sometimes baby will put his hand to his cheek and pretend to say a wordless "Hello," right? That's the sign for "telephone." Babies can "talk" with their bodies before they can use verbal communication. These terrific little books provide tools for babies to use in communicating, months before the words come forth! Sometimes it is easy to see that baby is frustrated by the inability to communicate a desire - imagine if your 12 month old could express, "I'm crying because I want some more to drink," in two simple signs, "more + drink."

I recommend this entire series of books: the "Bedtime" book gives words for "sleep," "book," "bath," etc., so you can "talk" through your bedtime routine. The mealtime book provides words for "drink," "eat," "bib," etc. Each page contains a photograph of the object or action being described, and a happy baby performing the sign. We like the page telling how to say, "All gone." It shows an empty (upside-down) baby bottle and a plate with nothing but "crumbs." My baby twins understood right away what "all gone" meant!

I have five children, ages 1-12, and even my older children use signs to communicate with me. For example, when we are in a quiet place, or when I am in a conversation with another adult, my older children show me the sign for "restroom" when they need to go, get an acknowledging nod from me, then slip away quietly and respectfully, without interrupting a single "beat" of my conversation. (*Note: The sign for "restroom" is not included in these baby board books.)

Even if your family chooses not to use sign as a supplemental mode of communication, these sturdy little board books are simple, clean, and engaging for young toddlers who love to look at other busy babies and learn new words.

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