When some people hear about baby sign language on local news clips or television they might think that teaching babies how to communicate through signing is just a fad. In my 19 years experience of teaching hearing children how to sign as a form of regular communication, I can say that signing with your child is not just a fad, rather a smart parenting technique that can have lasting positive effects on your child to adulthood. My work has created a fascination for me to discover why hearing babies and toddlers should learn America Sign Language as a form of communication.
A follower asked me if they could shadow me and told me that their first thoughts were that the natural development of babies up until a certain age is not to speak, so teaching babies sign language to communicate seems slightly unnatural and premature. Second, will signing with your child inhibit or slow down a baby's motor skill development, so that the baby does will not want to speak? Third, sign language is for deaf people, so why would I want to teach a hearing child how to sign in order to communicate?
Although American Sign Language was originally created as a form of communication for those who have …show more content…
In fact findings prove quite the contrary. Although benefits vary somewhat between babies and toddlers, both age groups display virtually the same outcome. Results of baby signing for children include: ability to express needs, bonding with parents, improved and increased verbal and conceptual vocabulary, better creative skills, improved IQ, and a greater interest in communication as well as books. Benefits for parents include less frustration, elimination of guessing games, and ability to understand your child's thoughts. In my expert opinion teaching your child how to sign as a baby is indeed smart parenting and
A follower asked me if they could shadow me and told me that their first thoughts were that the natural development of babies up until a certain age is not to speak, so teaching babies sign language to communicate seems slightly unnatural and premature. Second, will signing with your child inhibit or slow down a baby's motor skill development, so that the baby does will not want to speak? Third, sign language is for deaf people, so why would I want to teach a hearing child how to sign in order to communicate?
Although American Sign Language was originally created as a form of communication for those who have …show more content…
In fact findings prove quite the contrary. Although benefits vary somewhat between babies and toddlers, both age groups display virtually the same outcome. Results of baby signing for children include: ability to express needs, bonding with parents, improved and increased verbal and conceptual vocabulary, better creative skills, improved IQ, and a greater interest in communication as well as books. Benefits for parents include less frustration, elimination of guessing games, and ability to understand your child's thoughts. In my expert opinion teaching your child how to sign as a baby is indeed smart parenting and