The Baby Signs® Story
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Linda Acredolo
Linda Acredolo , Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California, Davis.
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Susan Goodwyn
Susan Goodwyn , Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Stanislaus. |
World Leading Research Program
Discovery of Baby Communication
In 1982, Drs. Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn discovered that babies were spontaneously using simple gestures to represent words they were not yet able to say. They might sniff for “flower,” pant for “dog,” or flap their arms for “bird.” What would happen, Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn wondered, if parents just helped the process along?
Natural Baby Sign Language Begun
Thus began a major breakthrough in infant-parent communication called the Baby Signs® Programme – a natural baby sign language that allows babies and their parents to use simple signs to communicate important things – like being hungry or thirsty, hot or cold, afraid or sad – often a full year before babies could otherwise speak.
Two Decades of Research
Through two decades of research, much of it funded by the American National Institutes of Health, Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn demonstrated that their Baby Signs® Programme has dramatic benefits, including decreasing frustration for babies and parents, enriching the parent-child bond, boosting emotional development, helping babies talk sooner– even raising IQ.
Best Selling Authors
Baby Signs Best Selling Book
alone and has been translated into 14 foreign languages). Baby Minds Best Selling Book
Baby Hearts Best Selling Book
2005), focuses on new research that reveals the rich, emotional lives of young babies and teaches parents ways to cultivate their child’s emotional intelligence.
