Baby Signs: How to Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition by Linda Acredolo & Susan Goodwyn & Doug Abrams

Author:Linda Acredolo & Susan Goodwyn & Doug Abrams [Acredolo, Linda & Goodwyn, Susan & Abrams, Doug]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Family & Relationships, Infants & Toddlers, Parenting, Life Stages, Education, Fatherhood, Bilingual Education, Motherhood, Child Development
ISBN: 9780071615037
Google: m5HmEPkU7W8C
Amazon: 0071615032
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

book she wants to read, the one about the dog or the one about the bunny or that

old favorite about saying goodnight to the moon. Of course, you also have to be

prepared for the inevitable sign-plus-sign combination more and book, no mat-

ter how many books you’ve already read. (Hint: That’s when you use the sign

for all done!)

So, what are some good bedtime starter signs? The two we’ve chosen to

highlight are book, which we’ve just discussed, and sleep/bed. There are several

reasons why sleep/bed is an especially

good choice. First, it’s easy for every-

Stars in Her Eyes

one to remember and interpret. Second,

Fourteen-month-old Abby was

babies often use the sign to let their par-

visiting her aunt. When bedtime

rolled around, her dad tucked her

ents know when they are tired and want

into bed in her cousin’s room. Just

to go to sleep! Being able to signal this

after he switched off the light and

important message helps prevent the

closed the door, he heard Abby

kinds of meltdowns and overtiredness

calling “Dada!” in an excited voice.

Switching the light back on and

that often end up making it harder to get

peeking in, he saw Abby wiggling

children to sleep.

her fingers in the air—her star sign.

Two other good bedtime starter signs

“Stars?” he said, looking around.

are moon and star, signs that can help your

“I’m afraid I don’t see any, sweet-

baby talk about pictures in popular bed-

heart.” He settled her down and

once more headed to the door.

time books as well as what he sees out

Glancing into the room one last

the window. And, of course, there are

time as he switched off the lights,

the light and love signs—because, at the

he suddenly realized what Abby

end of the bedtime routine, it’s lights out

had seen. The ceiling was covered

and one last hug full of

with fluorescent stars! Invisible

love.

with the lights on, the stars ap-

Many other signs relevant to the bed-

peared as if by magic as soon as

time routine are included in the Baby

they were off. “You’re right! There

Signs dictionary. For example, some chil-

are stars!” said Jim as he lifted her

dren want to hear a lullaby at bedtime and

up to touch them. Without signs,

Jim knew, this lovely moment

can use the song sign to ask for it. Others

wouldn’t have happened.

may use the pacifier or the potty sign to

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