| How frustrating is it when you don’t know what | | | | they will have a wonderful form of communication with |
| your child wants? Of course a lot of the time a Mother | | | | a large population of deaf and hearing people who use |
| or Father can figure out pretty quickly what their baby | | | | sign language. In fact they might make a career down |
| is trying to say but sometimes there’s just no way | | | | the road out of interpreting for the deaf or teaching in |
| to tell through the tears and the screaming. What if I | | | | a deaf school or tons of other possibilities that are not |
| told you your child could tell you what they wanted | | | | open to a lot of people in this world. |
| with sign language. | | | | You may wonder if learning sign will delay your |
| Sign language is a language that babies can pick up | | | | child’s speech. Don’t worry about that. Kids can |
| quickly and easily to explain to you what they really | | | | pick up two or three different languages while they are |
| want or need. They naturally express themselves with | | | | young. Just because you speak English and Italian in |
| their hands and face already. Throwing their hands up | | | | the house doesn’t mean they will only pick up one |
| when they are excited or happy; or pointing to | | | | language. Plus you will most likely naturally speak while |
| something they are trying to figure out or want. They | | | | signing to them so they will hear and see what the sign |
| just have to know the proper sign for what they want | | | | means. |
| and they’ll put it to use once they realize you | | | | Sign is the only language they will be able to |
| actually understand what they want now. | | | | effectively use before their verbal language comes in. |
| Could you imagine your baby telling you that they are | | | | They will have a huge advantage when it comes to |
| thirsty? Not only just thirsty but that they would like | | | | communicating with you! |
| water instead of milk or juice? Yep, they would be | | | | I have seen lot of babies who don’t start talking till |
| able to do that. They can even tell you what color shirt | | | | they are around 18 months. Imagine how much you will |
| or socks they want to wear. They will be able to | | | | know about your baby if you use sign language the |
| distinguish, for you, between colors! The tears you will | | | | first 18 months of their life and beyond. |
| save on both of your parts will have you signing happy | | | | Why wouldn’t you want to understand their baby |
| in no time. | | | | as soon as possible? Learn how to teach you baby |
| I’ve taken a lot of courses for American Sign | | | | over 250 real signs at Signing for babies and wow |
| Language and I’m well aware that there is a large | | | | yourself and your family and friends at how fast your |
| community of people out there that speak this | | | | child will pick up the signs. |
| language. If your child continues to learn sign language | | | | |