Comments on: Teaching Baby Sign Language

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:38:57 +0000

That is so awesome, M.J. Thank you for sharing that story How very encouraging!

By: M.J.

M.J. — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:03:02 +0000

I have a nephew who was born fourteen and a half weeks early. Because of his prematurity he sustained some brain damage and developed CP. He was learning delayed in several areas including speech. My sister taught him some basic signs and it opened him up to the idea of being able to communicate his needs and wants. He has always loved music and would sign for it. He especially liked to listen to it as he fell asleep. One day he was signing furiously for music. My sister asked him if he wanted to listen to music and go to sleep. He was so pleased and relieved that he had communicated this. And so was my sister! It wasn’t long after this that he began learning to use his verbal skills. We could see a very clear link between sign language and verbal speech.

By: becky long

becky long — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:05:08 +0000

Baby sign language is the best. I am a certified Sign Language interpreter and it is AMAZING how teaching your child sign languasge opens up different avenues in the brain. It also helps with the frustration part of communication. ASLPRO.com is a good resource.
Just think when your kids meet someone Deaf they will be able to communicate. It is amazing seeing Deaf children interact with hearing children.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:14:52 +0000

Love to see people teaching their children to sign! I’ve been a sign language interpreter for 25 years and started signing with my kiddos from birth. I would say the word, show the concrete object and signed; then moved their hands in an approximation of the sign. Worked great!

By: Carrie@liferegardless

Carrie@liferegardless — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:14:37 +0000

Have LOVED signing with my kiddos! It’s been such a blessing — our 1 year old is signing more. Enabling our kids to communicate makes all of our lives more pleasant!
When I taught school, I used sign language with the kids in my class — so great to be able to give them instructions from a distance w/o making a sound! Looking forward to doing more of this w/my own munchkins!

By: Crysta Parkinson

Crysta Parkinson — Sun, 22 May 2011 18:18:17 +0000

I love baby sign, and with baby number four, it has been amazing. She picks them up SO fast! She was signing for milk long, long before she was talking. I completely agree that babies who learn sign language talk faster than babies that don’t. You can watch it with each new sign she learns — before long, she is saying it as she signs.

Another great resource we have come across is “My Smart Hands Baby Sign Dictionary.” It is an app for Android phones (I imagine there is an iPhone one, too), with videos for each sign. There is a free version with the basics, and for $5 you can get the full version with somewhere around 300 signs in it. With the use of that app, baby’s vocabulary has just exploded! She likes to hold my phone and watch the video to learn new signs.