Baby Sign Language – Lets Your Baby Talk To You!

Do you feel frustrated when your baby cries? Do you wish she could tell you what’s wrong? Well you’re not alone. In fact, many parents feel the same way. It’s difficult at times to know what your baby really wants. It’s frustrating for both you and your baby because we all know babies can’t talk, or can they….?

Baby sign language is fast catching on as a way for parents and their babies to communicate. This includes teaching your baby basic sign language that will help them to communicate their needs. Could this really be true? Can your baby really talk to you?

Well, according to new studies, baby sign language is actually quite effective. It was created by Joseph Garcia through observing how a baby communicated with his deaf parents. This baby, who was not even a year old, was able to pick up his parent’s sign language and “talk” to them. After observing how this worked, Garcia began to promote baby sign language for parents who had normal hearing.

Believe it or not, most babies actually can pick up the baby sign language rather quickly. As a matter of fact they find it easier to sign than to talk. Probably because they have better control over their hands at an earlier age than they do the muscles in their mouth and tongue. You can actually start teaching babies sign language when they are about six months old, although some are starting even younger. Parents have been amazed at how quickly their babies picked up on the signs.

Teaching baby sign language takes away a lot of the frustration for babies. Instead of a lengthy crying session, it gives them the freedom to communicate what they need, which is a huge help to both parties.

A few parents have voiced concerns that teaching baby sign language may slow down their baby’s ability to talk. This has been completely disproved by research. On the contrary, those babies who learned to sign started talking at an earlier age. Some signing babies are even showing a higher IQ in childhood.

It’s easy to teach sign language to your baby!. There are excellent classes available that can help you to work with your baby on sign language, although some parents choose to teach the baby sign language to their baby by themselves. For parents who decide to do this at home, there are many helpful resources available. All you need are some basic tools – a sign language chart, some flash cards with pictures and an instruction manual.

So if you’re fed up with wondering what your baby wants each time she cries, baby sign language may be the way to get you talking!