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Why to sign with your baby

Why I started Sign and Bond When my eldest daughter was born in 2000, I naturally used sign language to her as it was our home language. Then I had heard about the phenomenal interest in the USA about baby signing and, when I was pregnant with the twins in 2003, I investigated this further and immediately launched…

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Baby signing

Baby signing is becoming an increasingly popular activity amongst mums and young babies these days. We look at how the trend started and how babies and parents can benefit from using sign language. A general introduction Baby signing is a type of non-verbal communication that babies, as young as six months, can use to communicate with their parents.…

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Coping with tantrums : advice from Parent Coaching Company

Toddler troubles getting you down? Tantrums are one of the most common and frustrating behaviour traits, Sharon Charlton-Thomson, of the Parent Coaching Company, and babyworld mums share their expertise in how to keep your cool when your toddler is in a stew! The Problem: ‘I’m having a bad time of it with my son. He’s a…

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Teaching values to your child

We take a look at what sort of values you can instil in your child and, more importantly, how! Nature and nurture Part and parcel of growing up is learning how to live and let live, getting along with others. One of the joys of being a child under two or three years of age is that…

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Ways to get babies active

You don’t have to splash out loads of money on activities to entertain your children. With a little imagination, you can all have a fun, fit time together. How parents waste their money Research carried out recently by a UK advertising agency revealed that parents in this country typically spend £1,500 on activities for their child before they are…

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Parents Urged To Talk To Their Babies And Toddlers

A new campaign is encouraging parents to talk to their children from an early age. The campaign by the basic Skills Agency aims to help improve skills such as reading, writing and numeracy following a survey of head teachers in Wales which found increasing numbers of children were starting school with poor speaking and listening…

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Parenting Books

Parenting Baby’s Little Instruction Book How to Say it to Your Kids The Essential Book of Parenting Make Your Child a Millionaire The Good Web Guide to Health Baby Signs Three in a bed NCT Complete Book of Babycare The Organic Baby Book Have Baby Will Travel The Good Web Guide for Parents The New…

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Sign and bond with your baby

Yvonne Cobb’s negative experience during the birth of her first child led to her setting up a business in signing. Here she tells babyworld of her life as a deaf mother and her desire to bring sign language to a wider audience. The lack of awareness frightened me a lot I enjoyed my pregnancies as much as many…

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How to talk to your baby

It might sound odd, but many people feel shy or weird about talking to their babies. Sam Pope takes a look at how talking and listening to our children can improve their communication skills in leaps and bounds. Believe it or not, the funny voice all adults use with babies has been given a specific name by researchers…

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