How Baby Sign Language Helps Babies

Many parents have experienced the benefits of teaching their baby to communicate using baby sign language. Sign language helps babies tell their parents what they need and want.

What is Baby Sign Language?

Baby sign language teaches babies simple gestures or American Sign Language signs to communicate to their parents their wants or needs.

How to Learn Baby Sign Language

There are many books to use to learn the signs necessary to help your baby to communicate. Joseph Garcia's "Sign2Me" program is essential for learning to sign with your baby. Also the "Baby Signs" program is another resource for parents wanting to learn how to sign with their babies.

Communication

Sign language helps babies to learn to communicate with their parents. A young baby may not have the ability to talk yet but she does have the ability to use her hands to gesture. Babies who learn sign language can tell their parents when they want to eat or drink or even when they need medicine.

Increase Verbal Ability

Babies who learn sign language speak sooner and have a larger vocabulary. This increase in verbal ability helps babies as they become toddlers and then as they begin school. Babies who learn sign language have higher IQs.

Reduce Frustrations

Giving babies the ability to communicate their wants and needs with their parents reduces frustrations. Babies who learn sign language have fewer tantrums because they can tell their parents what they want or need.

References

• Sign2Me
• Baby Signs

Resources

• Signing Mommy Blog