Baby Signs Doctors in Asia: Spreading the Good News

You’ve heard us say it and seen it on our web site: “The Baby Signs® Program is the World’s Leading Sign Language Program for Babies.” Well, after the three week visit to Asia that Dr. Susan Goodwyn and I made in late October, the statement rings truer than ever!

The trip had many goals, but one of the most important was to work with local partners to establish Baby Signs Taiwan and Baby Signs China. We are so excited to be able to welcome these wonderful new team members to our world-wide Baby Signs® family!

Another highlight of the trip was the chance to introduce the Baby Signs® Program to students and faculty at four major universities in Taiwan, as well as to share information about early intellectual development drawn from our second book, Baby Minds. The response to these presentations was overwhelmingly positive. In fact, based on the number of photos taken and autographs given at the end of our talks, we began to feel like “rock stars!”

Our stay in Taiwan was followed by seven wonderful days in Japan, the home of our very first international partnership. Established in 2005, Baby Signs Japan is justifiably proud of its instructor network which is flourishing.

Through it all, we couldn’t have been treated with more warmth, respect, and enthusiasm. However, the most important gift was the perspective it gave the two of us on the incredible impact the Baby Signs® Program is having on families on the other side of the world. All in all, a fascinating and tremendously rewarding trip!

-Linda Acredolo, Ph.D.

Co-founder, Baby Signs, Inc.


Here we are with Ann Supanklang, Director of the Baby Signs Institute and Hannah from Baby Signs Taiwan at Tapai 101, reportedly the world's tallest building.

Baby Signs Family Newsletter November 09

Baby Signs Family Newsletter, November 2009

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Baby Signs in the Funny Pages

Great Baby Signs article in November Parents Magazine!

There's a great article on pages 164 and 166 of the November issue of Parents Magazine about signing with babies! Dr. Acredolo is quoted throughout the article.

Baby signs "more" to ask her daddy for more . . . of his time!

A Baby Signs Instructor shared this heartwarming story from a mom in her Sign, Say & Play class:

"A. usually sees her Daddy at breakfast, he stops in at lunch, and she sees him again at dinner, but this last week he's had a big project that hasn't allowed him to come in for meals. He came inside for tools, and stopped to quickly kiss A, on his way back out the door- and she began to sign "more" while saying the word "Da-Da." Daddy responded by taking a break for an hour, to spend time with his little girl.

How wonderful that she could let her parents know that she missed her Daddy and wanted him to spend more time with her!"

Baby Signs is Amazing: Guest post from Nicole Borza Koch

A Sacramento, CA mom felt compelled to share her thoughts about the Baby Signs Program on Facebook today. We enjoyed reading her signing story so much so we're sharing it with you.

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I feel compelled to write a testimonial because signing with Lily & specifically the Baby Signs program has totally changed our lives for the better!

We started signing to Lily as soon as she was born. We only knew about 10+ signs, but we would make them every time we could, especially signs like "milk". When Lily was 4 months old . . . she started signing "milk" when she wanted to eat! It was amazing! By the time she was 8 months old, she also knew "more", "hot", and "dog".

When Lily was 11 months old, we started our Baby Signs class. The class was amazing. In the babies eyes, the class is taught by Beebo, the Bear. What an ingenious idea! What a great way to capture their attention! Each child is given the spotlight during the class. We socialize, we sign, we sing, we play with toys, we read, we experience. It utilizes every possible method of learning and it WORKS! Within 1 week, Lily knew about 5 more signs. Now . . . she knows 40+ (I just counted the other day) and she's only 14 months old. She's talking also, so signing is definitely not a deterant for talking, but she makes her signs while she tries to say words.

Being able to communicate with her is SUCH a blessing. I love knowing that not only does she want to eat, but specifically that she wants cheese . . . or eggs . . . or milk. As a first time mother, being able to communicate so clearly with my child at such a young age is very comforting because I feel like I can truly meet her needs.

We have signed up for our second series of Baby Signs classes & we can't wait. Lily LOVES Beebo, the Bear. She doesn't watch any TV, except for her Baby Signs DVD. We have tried other shows like Sesame Street a few times, but she specifically askes for "Beebo . . . on!" She gets SO excited when the DVD comes on. She points & smiles & laughs & dances & signs. We also listen to our Baby Signs CD in the car. A few weeks ago, I was driving & tired, so I wasn't signing and singing like I normally do. I looked in our baby mirror & saw Lily concentrating very intently . . . and signing! Every word that a person was supposed to sign, she was!!! "Eat, eat, eat some food, eat some food, I say . . . "

Baby Signs is amazing! I HIGHLY recommend it to all parents of babies & toddlers :)

-Nicole