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Sign With Your Baby (Book, Training Video & Quick Reference Guide) by Joseph Garcia. With a few of the simple signs in hand, little ones can actually help mom and dad figure out what they need. Parents looking for a new way to bond and communicate with their older infant and/or toddler now have one - this video, book and chart that teach elementary signing. Eye contact, interaction and language development all get a boost from the kit.

Parents and their babies love to read Babybug

, aimed at launching a lifelong love of books in infants and toddlers 6 months to 2 years. Ten colorful, sturdy-cardboard issues every year are filled with pictures, stories, simple rhymes and an abundance of real literature for babies

Babies With Down Syndrome: A New Parent's Guide (The Special-Needs Collection) by Karen Stray-Gundersen. The book that thousands of new parents and professionals have turned to as their first source of information on Down syndrome baby care. This classic guide provides new parents with straightforward and compassionate advice and insight. It helps families become more confident in their ability to cope, to learn about their child's development, to know where to seek help, and to advocate for their child. This second edition, written by the same knowledgeable parents and professionals who contributed to the first edition, covers these important areas: diagnosis; medical concerns & treatment; coping with your emotions; daily care; family life; early intervention; special education; and legal rights. The satisfying blend of practical information and emotional support make Babies with Down Syndrome the guide new families will want to refer to first.

Visit Special Needs Family Fun for special needs baby care and a wide variety of other information for families with disabilities

Preemies: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies by Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli and Mia Wechsler Doron, M.D. Preemies is the only resource of its kind -- a comprehensive reference that is both reassuring and realistic, delivering up-to-the-minute on premature babies information on medical care in a warm, caring, and engaging voice. The authors are parents who have "been there." With neonatologist Mia Doron, they answer the questions that parents will have at every stage - from high-risk pregnancy through hospitalization, to homecoming and the preschool years. Preemies covers topics related to premature birth, including: risk factors for having a premature baby delaying early labor; what doctors know about you baby's outlook during her first minutes and days of life; how will your preemie's progress be monitored; breastfeeding coping with a long hospitalization; what you should know if your baby needs surgery; special preparations for you baby's homecoming stimulation during the first year that gives your baby the best chance; and will your preemie grow up healthy.

Resource Files on premature babies, baby care and babies health

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American Baby

magazine is the complete guide to new parenthood, featuring expert advice, personal stories, news, and product information. American Baby covers everything expectant and new parents need to know about pregnancy and baby care.

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Bear in wheelchair is the first in a series of Crooked Critter Collectibles by Crooked Rainbows. The Crooked Critter Collectibles series features animals with different disabilities.

You can now own this collector's item. Proceeds from the sale of the Bear in wheelchair will go toward the support and efforts of Special Needs Family and Crooked Rainbows.