Baby Signing - Information for Parents

There are so many benefits of baby signing and Toddler Interpreter® are here to ensure you get the most out of your experience...

• Enjoy two way communication from about 4-6 months of age.

• Let your baby understand what you are saying to them and give them a means to communicate back to you before they can talk.

• Baby Signing allows you to provide your baby with a loving and nurturing environment, an understood baby is a content baby.

• Baby Signing allows siblings to communicate with each other.

• Research has shown that babies who use baby sign language cry less often and learn to speak much earlier.

Communication is the basis for all social interaction; by providing an earlier introduction to effective communication your baby will develop their social skills earlier.

Most of the frustration felt by babies is due to their inability to communicate and be understood; reduce this frustration by teaching them to use baby signing while they learn to talk.

Before babies learn to speak, their only effective way of expressing themselves is through pointing, crying and screaming! Baby Signing teaches your baby to communicate with you using their hands until they have the ability to say the words.

Baby Signing is a great way to spend interactive and quality time with your baby and offers a great bonding experience.

Some parents assume that their baby will start talking to them around the time of their first birthday; however speech development usually happens much later than this. The normal range for speech development in a toddler is quite varied however, the majority of toddlers will be able to be easily understood by the members of your family at the age of 30 months.

There is a gap of 12-24 months where your baby knows exactly what they want to tell you but can't. Baby signing can help to reduce the frustration felt during this crucial development stage.

Scientific research has shown that visual languages such as baby signing form a very important part of the learning process for language development. Through the use of MRI they have shown that these visual languages are processed by the same part of the brain that processes the spoken word. In fact, using baby signing to communicate with your baby or toddler is a very natural thing to do.

Don’t be alarmed that you need to learn ‘sign language’ in order to use baby sign language with your baby or toddler. Baby signing is very easy to learn and no prior experience with sign language is neccesary.

There are certain things that are very interesting to babies and toddlers and most of these revolve around their basic needs. Keywords such as food, eat, drink, hungry, hurt, tired and sleep will be very relevant and regularly used, especially early on. Why not start teaching your baby these words today so they can tell you what they need.

Download your Free Baby Sign Language Chart and get started today!

Toddler Interpreter® is here to help you learn more about Baby Sign Language and show you the easiest way to introduce Baby Signing into your home. Baby Signs are easy to learn with our Baby Sign Language Book and our Baby Sign Language Chart.