Detroit Area Baby Signs(R) Instructor Offers Classes This Fall

Troy, MI, September 11, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Baby Signs® by Janet Callahan announces Detroit-area fall class schedule.

Janet Callahan, Baby Signs® Independent Certified Instructor and On the Grow™ Educator announces her fall class schedule for families interested in signing with their babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. Classes will be held throughout the area from September through December.

For complete scheduling information, visit http://babysignsprogram.co /byjcallahan or email Ms Callahan at janet.callahan@babysignsprogram.com.

Child development experts Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D. developed the Baby Signs® Program for infants and toddlers ages 6-36 months. Their National Institutes of Health research showed that the Baby Signs® Program.

• Reduces frustration and builds trust

• Strengthens the parent/infant bond

• Promotes positive emotional development

• Helps babies learn to talk sooner

• Jumpstarts intellectual development

This year, Baby Signs® has also announced a new program, On the Grow™, with new classes that cover topics and ages well beyond the focus of their traditional signing format. On the Grow, offers fun and exciting classes for parents and children (birth to age 5) to enjoy together.

Meet other families while discovering easy ways to make the most of your child's earliest years, all in the context of delightful games, songs and activities. Delivered by an On the Grow Educator, these 45 minutes classes go beyond signing to draw from Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn's other best-selling parenting books, Baby Minds and Baby Hearts.

Class Schedule:

Warren Parks & Rec, Warren MI - Please contact the city for registration.

Parent Workshop
Class kit available for purchase
Session I: Friday Sept. 25, 7 pm
Session II: Friday Nov. 13, 7 pm

Sign, Say & Play™
6 session class. Class kit available for purchase. Ages 6 months - 2 years
Session I: Sundays, Sept. 13-Oct. 18, 1:30 pm
Session II: Sundays, Nov. 1-Dec. 13, 1:30 pm (no class Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving)

Rochester Community Schools, Rochester Hills, MI - Please contact the school for registration.

Parent Workshop
Class kit available for purchase
Monday, Sept 28, 6:30 pm

Sign, Say, and Play™
6 Session Class. Class kit available for purchase. Ages 6 months - 2 years
Mondays, Oct 5– Nov 9, 6:30 pm

Be Well, 570 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham MI - email janet.callahan@babysignsprogram.com to register

Under the Sea™:
Ages 2-5
Thursday September 24, 6 pm

More Sign, Say, and Play™:
Ages 6 months-2 years, 6 session class, every-other Thursday. Class kit is available for purchase.
Feelings: Thursday September 17, 6 pm
Outside: Thursday October 1, 6 pm
Safety: Thursday October 15, 6 pm
Farm: Thursday October 29, 6 pm
Zoo: Thursday November 12, 6 pm
Birthday: Thursday December 3, 6 pm

Rumble Tumble Tummy Time (TM)™
Ages 2-6 months, each session is different.
Session I: Thursday October 8, 6 pm
Session II: Thursday October 22, 6 pm
Session III: Thursday November 5, 6 pm
Session IV: Thursday November 19, 6 pm

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