When should I start

to use

Baby Sign Language 

with my baby?

Is your baby 6 months old?

 

Is your baby beginning to point to things?

 

Is your baby bringing toys or objects to you and looking for a response?

 

Is your baby clapping, reaching for you, or beginning to wave "bye-bye"?

 

Is your baby beginning to shake his/her head for "no" or "yes"?

 

Is your baby taking an interest in picture books?

 

Even though your baby knows some words, are there still things your baby would like to talk about but can't?

Why use Sign language?

Your 8 month old could ask for milk or a drink

Your 10 month old could ask to read 
Your 12 month old could say he is hot
Your 18 month old could tell you he is  happy!

 

SIGNING...

 

• Reduces frustration and builds trust.

 

• Allows baby to share his/her world with you

 

• Strengthens the parent/infant bond

 

• Reveals how smart babies really are.

 

• Promotes positive emotional development.

 

• Boosts babies' self-confidence.

 

• Helps babies learn to talk.

 

• Jumpstarts intellectual development

 

What is Baby Sign Language  ?

Your Baby May Already Be Signing!

 

Baby Signs are simple gestures that resemble the objects, activities, or emotions they represent, such as flapping arms for "bird," bringing fingertips to mouth for "eat," or patting the chest for "scared."

 

Most babies are eager to communicate at 8 or 9 months, but their ability to use words effectively develops much later, sometimes as much as another year. Baby Signs bridges this gap.

 

Baby Signing emphasizes ease, flexibility, and communication between babies and parents.  

 

How can I learn Baby Sign Language?

 

By attending group classes or hosting a home-based class, you can join the thousands of families and educators who have already discovered this revolutionary new way to communicate with hearing babies.