The Secret Language Of Babies: The Body Language of LIttle Bodies (Barron's Educational) - Softcover

Kiester, Sally Valente; Kiester, Edwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764132490 ISBN 13: 9780764132490

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2005

Synopsis

Little Daniel is six weeks old and is now able to focus his eyes. Mom and Dad are delighted when he makes eye contact and seems to smile, but they're told, "Little Daniel is just passing gas." Authors Sally and Edwin Kiester have a different response: "Don't believe it. Your baby, like all babies, likes to look at faces—especially Mom's face." What that smile really means is, "Mom, I like looking at you!" Parents respond instinctively with smiles of their own and affectionate words or sounds. With passing weeks, babies continue to develop and demonstrate other, more advanced feelings and emotions, both through sounds and body language. Child-development experts call these expressions "proto-conversations." They are an important step toward actual speech, for the baby is learning that communication is a two-way process, as "speakers" take turns "speaking." Both expectant parents and parents of newborn infants will want to read this book as an introduction to understanding and bonding with their baby. It includes:

30 common self-expression signs every baby uses

Approximately 70 color illustrations showing the nuances of each sign

Recommended responses to each sign to build on a baby's communication skills

Facts on child development, learning, and infant understanding

About this title

From the Back Cover

[back cover]
Understand What Your Baby Is Trying to Tell You

Babies express themselves in a “secret language” that relies on wriggles and gestures, smiles and pouts, coos and cries. The Secret Language of Babies interprets the subtle but important nuances of these nonverbal communications so you know what your child really wants and you can decide how best to react.
The simplest of actions—an extended finger, a backward glance, a shy smile—represent surprisingly complex thoughts. From a tossed pacifier that means, “Let’s play!” to a headshake that says “Let’s negotiate!” The Secret Language of Babies explores the innate signals that infants use to convey their needs, desires, feelings, preferences, and moods. Drawing on the latest scientific studies as well as their own experience as parents and educators, child-rearing experts Ed and Sally Kiester use fully illustrated examples of what your baby does, what your baby means, and how these communications reflect your child’s development to reveal multifaceted meanings to both new parents and old hands.

Promptly and properly decoding an infant’s messages is the key to both a contented baby and confident parents. The Secret Language of Babies takes the mysteries out of infant body language, giving you the insight to gain better understanding of your child.

Sally and Edwin Kiester have co-written more than 2,000 magazine articles on health and childcare subjects, and also wrote Better Homes and Gardens New Baby Book. They live in Pittsburgh, PA.

About the Author

Sally and Edwin Kiester have co-written more than 2,000 magazine articles on health and childcare subjects, and also wrote Better Homes and Gardens New Baby Book. They live in Pittsburgh, PA.

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764132490
• ISBN 13: 9780764132490
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192