Uniquely Me: Together, We Love, Learn, and Grow

This first-of-its kind keepsake reference amplifies the voice of your baby, who is born ready to connect with you from birth. Your little one wants you to respond to them as a unique little person and understand who they are and what they need. Each baby arrives with their own personality, preferences, emotions, and has a lot to say.

In Uniquely Me , educator, speech-language pathologist, and life coach Val McKinley invites caregivers to lean into a connected, responsive, and emotionally aware approach to raising infants from birth. In this book, we hear from babies themselves, inspiring grownups to l isten and follow their lead.

Infants express their feelings through facial expressions, vocal tone, gestures, and physiological signals. Each response is a window into what’s happening inside and is a bid for connection. When grown ups ask their baby, “ What are you trying to tell me?” and then look and listen for a response, they will be amazed by what their baby is telling them.

Through thoughtful reflections and engaging visual storytelling, readers will find that their baby has a lot to say. When babies feel seen, heard, and connected, they grow with confidence from the very beginning.

Perfect for expecting and already parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators, and professionals working with young children, this first-of-its-kind guide reminds us that babies are people to know, love, and understand.