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Infant is a slightly more formal term for the word baby, the youngest category of child. The term "infant" derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak." "Infant" is also a legal term with the (quite different) meaning of minor; that is, any child under the age of legal adulthood. A human infant less than a month old is a newborn infant or a neonate*. The term "newborn" includes premature infants and postmature infants, as well as full term newborns.
The newborn's appearance
A newborn's shoulders and hips are narrow, the abdomen protrudes slightly, and the arms and legs are relatively short. The average weight of a full-term newborn is approximately 7 ½ pounds (3.2kg), but can be anywhere from 5.5–10 pounds (2.7–4.6kg). The average total body length is 14–20 inches (35.6–50.8cm), although premature newborns may be much smaller. The Apgar score is a measure of a newborn's transition from the womb during the first ten minutes of life.
A newborn's head is very large in proportion to the rest of the body, and the cranium is enormous relative to his or her face. While the adult human skull is about 1/8 of the total body length, the newborn's is twice that. At birth, many regions of the newborn's skull have not yet been converted to bone. These "soft spots" are known as fontanels; and the two largest are the diamond-shaped anterior fontanel, located at the top front portion of the head, and the smaller triangular-shaped posterior fontanel, which lies at the back of the head.
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Baby Signs Institute - Offers information about the research behind baby sign, tips for choosing a childcare provider, and workshop presentations by mail order. Classes offered around the United States.
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Creative Hands - Provides American Sign Language education to parents of small children, school age children, and adults who are interested to learn. Located near Baltimore, MD.
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DrGreene.com - Pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene explains the importance of baby sign language.
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Dual Communication Center - Discussion forum and courses for parents and babies in Israel. Site is in English and Hebrew.
Hands First - Interactive lessons for babies and their caregivers to learn the beginnings of Baby Sign. Based in Calgary, Alberta.
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KinderSigns - Free and commercial lessons on how to sign with babies plus links to research and resources on the subject.
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Language Leaps - Video teaches parents how to interact with their baby using sign language.
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Little Hands Big Voices - Dedicated to enriching the lives of pre verbal babies and their parents through early two way communication. Classes for Ottawa, Canada, and surrounding areas. Classes and material available in both French and English.
LittleSigners.com - Licensed sign language interpreters teaching parents and caregivers how the use of sign language with baby and toddlers to improve communication before speech is fully developed.
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Sign With Your Kids - Sign language classes and workshops for babies, toddlers, and their parents and teachers in Boston's Metro-West area.
Sign-A-Song - A musical introduction to sign language for babies and their parents. Workshops offered in Brookly, New York.
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Signing Smart - Playclasses for hearing babies and toddlers, with locations throughout the northeastern United States. Also offers education for child care center staff wishing to integrate baby sign into their programs.
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Signing with Hearing Children - Summary of reading level and attention benefits. Baltimore, Maryland.
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SignTyme - Interactive books show animations of signs when the book is tilted. Designed for young children.
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Sunny Signers - Personalized classes for adults with babies. Classes offered in Surrey and southwest London.
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TinyTalk - Classes and resources for parents and their babies in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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