Baby Signs by Sherri

<style>  </style> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">  </SCRIPT> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <body bgColor="#00CCCC"> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size="4">This site is optimized for frames. If you see this page please enable frames and click <a href="index.html">here</a>.</font></p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size="4">What is the BABY SIGNS® Program</font></b><font size="4"><b>?</b></font></p> <h3 align="left">Wouldn't it be great if you could tell what your baby was thinking? </h3> <p class="FontDefault" align="left"> <img alt="cat" src="CAT_Scooter_color.jpg" align="right" width="180" height="187"><font size="4">The BABY SIGNS® Program teaches babies and toddlers to communicate using simple gestures. Each “sign” or gesture represents an item or concept, like “cat,” “eat,” or “all gone.” Babies are intellectually ready to communicate long before they have mastered verbal speech. Using the BABY SIGNS® Program allows babies to "talk" with parents, siblings, friends, and caregivers long before they can actually talk.</font></p> <p class="FontDefault style1" align="left"><font size="4">You and your child may already be using signs without knowing it. Waving "bye-bye", nodding "yes", and using hand motions while singing songs or reading nursery rhymes are all forms of signing. The BABY SIGNS® Program can teach your child to use many more signs to communicate that she is hungry, sleepy, wants her favorite toy, and much, much more.</font></p> <p class="FontDefault" align="left"><font size="4"> <img alt="eat" src="EAT_Songbird_color.jpg" align="left" width="160" height="267"></font></p> <p class="FontDefault" align="left"><font size="4"> The BABY SIGNS® Program is based on groundbreaking <a target="_blank" href="http://www.babysigns.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/institute.research/research.cfm"> Research</a> which began an international movement to teach babies to communicate with signs. After decades of research, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.babysigns.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/aboutus.lindasusanbio/babysigns_researchers.cfm"> Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn , Ph.D.</a> proved that using signs actually enhances language, cognitive, and social-emotional development.</font></p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="75%" id="AutoNumber1"> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Using the BABY SIGNS® Program:</span></td> <td width="50%" rowspan="10"><font size="4"><img alt="all done" src="ALL_DONE_Sookie_color.jpg" align="right" width="180" height="226"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Reduces frustration and builds trust</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Allows babies to share their worlds</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Strengthens the parent/infant bond</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="60%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Reveals how smart babies really are</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Promotes positive emotional development</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Boosts babies’ self confidence</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Helps babies learn to talk</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"> </td> <td width="50%"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS">• Jumpstarts intellectual development</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none" align="left">  </p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size="4">For more information visit </font> <a href="http://www.babysigns.com" target="_blank"> <font size="4">BABYSIGNS.com</font></a></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4">Who is Sherri?</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Sherri Anderson is a Certified Independent BABY SIGNS® Instructor serving the Southeast Michigan area. She has a Bachelors Degree in Human Development from the <a href="http://www.ucdavis.edu" target="_blank">University of California, Davis</a>. Sherri was fist introduced to the BABY SIGNS® Program while observing research at the U.C. Davis <a href="http://ccfs.ucdavis.edu/default.asp" target="_blank">Center for Child and Family Studies</a> in the 1990s. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Sherri and her husband Marcus have taught both of their children; Luke 3, and Ben 1 the BABY SIGNS® Program and have experienced the benefits firsthand. Now she is teaching others the program that has revolutionized infant-parent communication, reducing frustration and strengthening the bond between parents and children.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <font size="5"> <a href="Contact%20Sherri.htm">Contact Sherri</a></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <div id="pageWrapper"> <div id="pageFooter"> <h6> </h6> <p><a href="body.htm" target="main">Home</a></p> <p><a href="Class%20Descriptions.htm" target="main">Classes</a></p> <p><a href="Schedule.htm" target="main">Schedule</a></p> <p><a href="Events.htm" target="main">Events</a></p> <p><a href="Contact%20Sherri.htm" target="main">More Info</a></p> <p><a href="Newsletter.htm" target="main">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a target="main" href="Tell%20A%20Friend.htm">Tell-A-Friend</a></p> <div align="center"> <h6>The Baby Signs<sup>®</sup> Program names, logo, and products are trademarks of Baby Signs,<sup>®</sup> Inc.</h6> </div> <div align="center"> <h6>Website Copyright © 2005 Sherri Anderson. 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