Baby Signing for Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))

How to use simple hand movements for early communication with baby Before babies learn to speak, they have the ability to communicate through sign language. Baby Signing For Dummies teaches hearing parents and caregivers how to use simple sign language gestures and incorporate them into everyday life to lessen frustration, crying, and tantrums among hearing infants. Packed with over 100 clearly illustrated signs, along with baby-specific signing techniques, and stories and games to make learning fun, this easy-to-use guide helps to strengthen the parent-child bond, includes tips on incorporating baby signs into the daycare setting, and even helps babies develop a 12-point IQ advantage over infants who do not sign. Jennifer Watson (Houston, TX) teaches parent-child baby sign language classes for the Houston Signing Babies Support Group and is a member of the baby sign language panel for the Houston B.I.R.T.H. Fair.