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!

FROM OUR EDITORS

Continuing their lessons in fruitful parent-baby communication, Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn provide a fresh batch of baby sign language just right for bedtime. Adorable photos of babies making "sleepy," "toothbrush," and "quiet" signs (to name a few) sit alongside simple guides for parents, helping pre-language babies and their parents snuggle up for the night more easily and peacefully. Both easy-to-use and formatted for little hands, this clean and cute board book should have no problems living up to its claim to "decrease frustration and tantrums and help your baby talk sooner."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Baby signing is easy and natural. Infants and toddlers can learn how to say what they need, what they see, and even what they feel long before their vocal chords are developed enough to let them use actual words. In this revolutionary breakthrough in parent-child communication, parents have a priceless window into their young child's mind and heart. This baby signs board book includes the most popular signs for bedtime, providing parents a place to begin "talking" with their little ones from the start.