What are Baby Signs?
There's a lot of guesswork in the early years of childhood. "Is baby hungry?, Is baby Tired? Is baby warm?" Many questions arise daily, and finding answers are often challenging. Families using baby signs are using cutting-edge child development research along with common sense
Babies often Babble and do simply gestures in their attempt to communicate. What many of us don't realize is the untapped potential of this simple communication. It's hard for adults to remember how difficult it was to learn how to talk. Baby Talk words such as baba for bottle demonstrate the physical inability for babies to produce specific sounds.
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"I didn't realize so many signs were similar to ASL!" - Nanny Pond |
It takes years to master the ability to produce sounds effectively. This time could instead be spent interacting rather than misunderstanding.
Baby Taylor Signing "More"
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Baby Signs and American Sign LanguageAmerican Sign Language is the official language of the Deaf Community. Similar to ASL Signs, Baby Signs incorporate useful, baby-friendly signs from ASL along with unique creations that babies and parents use for themselves.
Baby Signs are not intended to use as a second language, but instead as a bridge or transition to speech. They are most effective when they involve simple gestures and when they resemble what they stand for. |