Baby Sign Language

Baby Sign Language by Mary Smith is a wonderful resource for parents. As a psychologist, I know for many parents, it can be so challenging when they are unsure of what their child is needing or wanting. By incorporating some sign language into their communication strategies, it can help decrease the frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty by improving ways to communicate in early development. This easy-to-follow book provides practical strategies for parents to learn ASL and new communication tools with their littles. I look forward to teaching and learning with my own daughter. --Chelsea Bodie, Psychologist and Parenting & Postpartum Expert, Founder & Owner of Mama Psychologists As a child psychologist and mother to three, I have tried to find a book that can help parents, caregivers, and teachers to teach sign language to young children and in the past was unable to find such a book. I was so excited to finally find a book that teaches these important skills. I know from both my reading of the research and my clinical experience that sign language can help to increase infants' and toddlers' communicative options and thus reduce frustration and build the parent-child bond. This book does an incredible job of breaking down each sign into easy-to-learn steps, explaining variations in the signs that you might see your child produce, and providing other tips to help parents and caregivers in this process. I will definitely be recommending this book to the families that I work with. --Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, Founder of Parenting Translator and author of the best-selling children's boo As speech pathologists, we teach parents how important it is to help their child communicate their wants and needs. Baby sign language is one of the most effective ways to get a baby or toddler communicating early on. This book teaches parents and caregivers everything you need to know to get your child started on their communication journey. The information within this book is a must for all families! --Brooke and Bridget, Speech and Language Pathologists, Founders & Owners of Speech Sisters Finally the perfect book to learn everything you need to know about baby sign language! The visuals and descriptions are absolutely incredible. Expert Mary Smith somehow predicts what questions you would ask and answers them all. Trust me, this resource will make parenthood so much easier! --Allison Jandu, Founder & Owner of Potty Training Consultant