Linda Adredolo Boeken

Contains more than 65 delightful games and activities to jump-start your baby's amazing brainpower. Can simply singing a song or blowing a dandelion under a toddler's nose help her mind to blossom? Can your baby count, remember events, and solve problems even before he can talk? The exciting answer to both questions is YES! Breakthrough research is revealing the extraordinary inborn abilities of infacts. It is also showing how experiences during the first years of life profoundly influence intelligence, creativity, language development - and even later reading and maths skills. Two psychologists and child development experts have created a delightful guide for parents based on the most up-to-date knowledge of how babies discover the world. It builds on activities that babies instinctively love to develop their unique abilities.

The bestselling parenting guide featured on "Oprah" and "Dateline" is revised and updated with new signs For every parent or caregiver who has struggled unsuccessfully to decode baby grunts and grabs, resulting in tearful frustration for both adult and child, there is Baby Signs. Based on 20 years of research, this one-of-a-kind classic shows you how to encourage your baby's use of nonverbal gestures to enhance communication. Simple hand movements signify objects, events, and needs, so your infant can enjoy interactions with you that otherwise would have been impossible until they could talk. New features of this revised edition include helpful tips on incorporating Baby Signs into the day care setting and more than 50 additional illustrated Baby Signs.