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Chapter One Why Sign? Hie Benefits of Baby Sign Language |
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1 | (4) |
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Signing Story: Signing Helps Your Child |
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1 | (1) |
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Tell You When Something is Wrong Why Sign With Your Baby? |
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2 | (2) |
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Potential Benefits of Baby Sign Language |
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4 | (1) |
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Chapter One Quick Tip: Practice, Practice, Practice! |
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5 | (4) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Imperfectly Perfect Parenting |
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7 | (2) |
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Chapter Two When to Begin to Sign |
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9 | (6) |
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Signing Story: Sign Language Opens a Window into Your Child's World |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (2) |
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How Speech is Processed in Your Baby's Brain |
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11 | (1) |
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Stages of Speech Development |
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12 | (2) |
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What to Do about the Naysayers |
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14 | (1) |
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Chapter Two Quick Tip: Time it Right |
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15 | (4) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Making Magic in Your Family |
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16 | (3) |
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Chapter Three Pay Attention |
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19 | (4) |
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Signing Story: Signing Helps You to Develop a Stronger Connection |
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19 | (1) |
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Paying Attention Pays Off |
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19 | (4) |
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Chapter Three Quick Tip: Make Eye Contact |
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23 | (4) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: You Can't Spoil a Baby |
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24 | (3) |
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Chapter Four Use Your Words |
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27 | (4) |
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Signing Story: Signing Creates Conversations with Your Child |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (3) |
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Chapter Four Quick Tip: Be Consistent |
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31 | (5) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Sleeping Like a Baby |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (5) |
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Signing Story: Playing Around with Baby Sign Language |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (4) |
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Chapter Five Quick Tip: Put on a Happy Face, Sad Face, or Silly Face |
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41 | (3) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Playful Parenting |
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42 | (2) |
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Chapter Six Watch This -- Teachable Moments |
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44 | (4) |
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Signing Story: Signing to Build a Tremendous Vocabulary |
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44 | (1) |
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Take Advantage of the Teachable Moments |
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44 | (3) |
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Bridging the Gap in a Bilingual Family |
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47 | (1) |
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Chapter Six Quick Tip: Dominant and Non-Dominant Hands |
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48 | (5) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Learning the Hard Way (for You) |
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50 | (3) |
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Chapter Seven You're Okay -- Patience and Positivity |
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53 | (4) |
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Signing Story: Signing Provides Relief from Whining |
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53 | (1) |
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Signing Helps Ease Everybody's Frustration |
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53 | (4) |
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Chapter Seven Quick Tip: Hand-on-Hand Learning |
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57 | (5) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Finding Patience for Yourself |
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59 | (3) |
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Chapter Eight Signing in Special Circumstances |
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62 | (4) |
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Signing Story: Sign Language is Invaluable |
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62 | (1) |
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When Signing is Necessary and Needed |
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63 | (3) |
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Chapter Eight Quick Tip: Home Signs |
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66 | (4) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: What to Expect |
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67 | (3) |
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Chapter Nine Happily Ever After |
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Signing Story: When You Can't Quite Understand What Your Child is Saying |
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70 | (1) |
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What the Dickens Are You Trying to Say? |
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71 | (3) |
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Chapter Nine Quick Tip: Go All In |
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74 | (1) |
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Kathleen's Coaching Corner: Shortcuts to Happiness |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (12) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (54) |
Acknowledgments |
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149 | (4) |
About the Authors |
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153 | (2) |
Thank You |
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