| Baby Sign Language has been getting some great | | | | understanding of language than their non-signing peers. |
| reviews and is becoming increasingly popular with new | | | | Plus they show more interest in books! |
| parents. It's big in America and is growing in popularity | | | | 3. Signing with your baby decreases tantrums and |
| in the UK and Australia; in fact parents worldwide are | | | | frustration.Babies who sign have the means to |
| discovering the benefits of using Baby Sign Language. | | | | express themselves and be understood this can |
| So what's Baby Sign Language all about? | | | | greatly reduce the tantrums associated with 'the |
| Baby Sign Language or (Baby Sign) is the method of | | | | terrible twos'. |
| using sign language to communicate with babies | | | | 4. Signing with your baby increases self confidence |
| before they can talk. | | | | and self assurance.Because your baby can express |
| Sign language has always been used within the Deaf | | | | herself she will gain confidence, she will feel happy and |
| community for communicating with babies and children, | | | | contented and safe in the knowledge that she can be |
| but recent research has highlighted the benefits of | | | | understood by the adults around her. |
| using sign language with hearing babies as a means of | | | | 5. Signing with your baby deepens the bond between |
| early communication. | | | | parent and child. |
| Babies develop motor skills earlier than speech; this is a | | | | You will develop a closer bond with your baby as you |
| basic biological fact. So it makes sense that a baby | | | | fully understand his needs and wants, and you have a |
| would be able to sign before it could speak. In general | | | | unique insight in to his thoughts and how he perceives |
| babies can sign by about 7-8 months old as this is | | | | the world around him much earlier than you would |
| when the memory is developed enough to store and | | | | without signs. |
| use the signs. This is well before comprehendible | | | | We all want our kids to be Baby Einsteins, right? We |
| speech which can start from about 12-18 months. | | | | all want our kids to be confident and happy. We all |
| Common misconceptions such as Baby Sign is only | | | | want to give our kids the best start in life!Baby Sign |
| for deaf children or using signs will delay speech have | | | | Language is easy to learn and the joys that it brings |
| been proven wrong. In fact quite the opposite has | | | | when your little one can have a conversation with you |
| been proven to be true! | | | | at 7 months old are well worth the effort. |
| Top 5 reasons for using Baby Sign Language | | | | There are many Baby Sign companies that offer local |
| 1. Signing with your baby increases IQ.Tests showed | | | | classes which are a great way to meet other parents |
| that a group of eight year olds who had used Baby | | | | and join a group, but if you are too busy or there is no |
| Sign as infants scored an average of 12 points higher | | | | local class near you, you can buy books or DVDs or |
| IQ than their non-signing counterparts. The same group | | | | find resources online - try doing a search for 'learn |
| also scored above average in their SATs. | | | | baby sign online'. |
| 2. Signing with your baby increases communication and | | | | Hopefully this article has stirred some interest in you |
| language skills.Babies who sign tend to speak earlier | | | | and inspired you to discover the joys of signing with |
| and have a wider vocabulary and a greater | | | | your baby! |