Summary Every parent wants to understand their babies wants and needs, but until their child learns to talk, parents are left trying to decipher babies' cries and interpret their body language. In this feature report, we investigate some new tools designed to help parents communicate with their pre-verbal child. World renoun "Baby Whisperer" and author Tracy Hogg, creator of "Baby Signs", discusses the latest trend in talking to your baby - using sign language. Hogg is a British-trained nurse, lactation educator, and newborn consultant. She has cared for infants and their families for the past 24 years. Professor Linda Acredolo at the University of California is also featured, she has served as an Associate Editor of Child Development, as Secretary of the Society for Research in Child Development, and is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Lending their opinions and expertise to the controversial topic are Dr. Dona Mathews, a psycho-educational consultant and professor at the University of Toronto, and Invest in Kids' Dr. Chaya Kulkarni. Dr. Kulkarni is an early childhood education specialist, and is director of programs and training at Invest in Kids Foundation. Mom Christine Diakos takes three year old Isabella out to lunch for a tasty Reality Check on dining out with a toddler. Is your child ready to lose those training wheels? Daniel Yang of Cycle Solutions gives us a How To on teaching your child to ride a bike, and demonstrates with 4 year old Ayrton, who delivers some surprising results. The Corcorans are three generations of one family, living under one roof. Nancy Corcoran, her husband and their five children all live with Nancy's very loving and surprisingly active 89 year-old father, Stanley, in the house he was born in. They offer a remarkable and touching video diary.

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