BabyTalk: Strengthen Your Child's Ability to Listen, Understand, and Communicate (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780345437075)

Parents profoundly influence their child's language development, including their ability to listen, understand, and communicate. From birth to three years is the crucial window of opportunity during which a child's learning potential is at its fullest and most formative. Now with this amazing book, parents can use the revolutionary BabyTalk program to maximize their baby's language skills- and provide a solid foundation for later learning-in just thirty minutes a day

A simple and fun one-on-one program created by a renowned speech and language therapist, BabyTalk is based on extensive clinical experience and is firmly rooted in natural parent-child interaction. What's more, it fits into the normal pattern of your child's play You'll discover how to best talk to your child-and what to talk about-at each stage of development, including how to

- CREATE an environment in your home that most benefits your baby's development
- NURTURE your child to become a confident communicator
- STRENGTHEN his or her ability to concentrate and retain information
- STIMULATE your child with specific toys and books at each stage
- RECOGNIZE problems that may hinder language development
- PRESENT games, play ideas, and words to stimulate the imagination

Use BabyTalk to give your baby a lifelong advantage for learning

Author: Sally Ward
ISBN-10: 0345437071
ISBN-13: 9780345437075
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2001
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/02/2001 pg. 60
Library Journal 03/15/2001 pg. 101