Watch this video with your baby and learn the American Sign Language sign for "Book!"
Download this free Baby Signs poster
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Baby Signs "Sign of the Week" Video - and FREE Poster
In celebration of Dr. Suess' birthday, March is National Reading Month. Research conducted by Baby Signs Founders Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn show that babies who sign develop an early love of books and reading. Why? Because signing helps babies become active participants in reading instead of just passive listeners.
Watch this video with your baby and learn the American Sign Language sign for "Book!"
Watch this video with your baby and learn the American Sign Language sign for "Book!"
Friday, February 26, 2010
Baby Signs Sign of the Week: MORE
The ASL sign for MORE is a Baby Signs favorite because babies can use it in so many different ways. They can use it to ask for more milk, more bubbles, or to ask to stay in the tub a little longer. One mother recently told us that her son used the more sign to ask for more time with his daddy!
Help your baby learn this sign with these Baby Signs resources:
- My Mealtime Signs DVD 14.99
- Baby Signs Starter Kit 39.95
Monday, February 22, 2010
Baby Minds Video Tip: Create a Crawling Challenge For Your Baby!
Watch this video by child development expert Dr. Linda Acredolo (co-author of Baby Signs, Baby Minds and Baby Hearts) and learn how you can build challenging crawling landscapes to help build your baby's mind as well as his muscles!
Purchase Baby Minds: Brain Building Games Your Baby Will Love
Purchase Baby Minds: Brain Building Games Your Baby Will Love
Thursday, February 18, 2010
New Printable Signing Posters from Baby Signs!
Due to the popularity of the posters we've been sharing through this blog, we've created the first Baby Signs Printable Poster Pack. This PDF pack features winter signs and is just $6.99.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sign of the Week from Baby Signs: HAT
Watch this video with your baby and learn the ASL sign for HAT.
Teach this sign to your baby with these Baby Signs products:
Baby Sign Language in the News!
Infant Sign Language May Help Kids Communicate Sooner
(Springfield, MO) -- Most parents remember their child's first words. Baby normally first says "mamma or dadda" before his or her first birthday. But a new trend in childcare is helping kids learn to communicate months earlier. Several daycare centers around the Ozarks are teaching infants sign language. The theory is that helping kids learn how to communicate sooner will make them happier and help them learn more quickly.
Winifred Pyle is 15 months old, but when she was seven months she started talking with her hands. "I think it really helped her be less frustrated in general, so she's not crying all the time," said her mother Krista Pyle. Missouri State University's Child Development Center is one of several childcare centers around the Ozarks that teaches babies sign language.
Teacher Amanda Lee said she's seen first hand how signing can help kids absorb more knowledge at a younger age. "The more pathways you create to that information the better they'll be able to learn in the future," said Lee. Infants start learning sign language as early as six weeks old, and one of the first signs they learn, is milk. Lee says parents do sometimes have concerns that teaching their children to sign might make them delay speech.
But so far Lee said she hasn't seen any evidence of that. And neither has Winifred's mom. "She's also verbalizing a lot. She's realizing she can't sign for everything," said Pyle.Lee said children usually start visibly comprehending sign language around six months, and can communicate back about a month later. "If you can make their first communication with your child be seven or eight months instead of twelve months that's four extra months you're already able to meet your child's needs," said Lee.
So from diapers to books, Winifred and her mom are able to have a conversation without saying a word. "As long as I can understand her and she can understand me, I feel like that is crucial," said Pyle.
OzarksFirst.com
(Springfield, MO) -- Most parents remember their child's first words. Baby normally first says "mamma or dadda" before his or her first birthday. But a new trend in childcare is helping kids learn to communicate months earlier. Several daycare centers around the Ozarks are teaching infants sign language. The theory is that helping kids learn how to communicate sooner will make them happier and help them learn more quickly.
Winifred Pyle is 15 months old, but when she was seven months she started talking with her hands. "I think it really helped her be less frustrated in general, so she's not crying all the time," said her mother Krista Pyle. Missouri State University's Child Development Center is one of several childcare centers around the Ozarks that teaches babies sign language.
Teacher Amanda Lee said she's seen first hand how signing can help kids absorb more knowledge at a younger age. "The more pathways you create to that information the better they'll be able to learn in the future," said Lee. Infants start learning sign language as early as six weeks old, and one of the first signs they learn, is milk. Lee says parents do sometimes have concerns that teaching their children to sign might make them delay speech.
But so far Lee said she hasn't seen any evidence of that. And neither has Winifred's mom. "She's also verbalizing a lot. She's realizing she can't sign for everything," said Pyle.Lee said children usually start visibly comprehending sign language around six months, and can communicate back about a month later. "If you can make their first communication with your child be seven or eight months instead of twelve months that's four extra months you're already able to meet your child's needs," said Lee.
So from diapers to books, Winifred and her mom are able to have a conversation without saying a word. "As long as I can understand her and she can understand me, I feel like that is crucial," said Pyle.
OzarksFirst.com
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Baby Signs Sign of the Week Poster: SNOW!
Of all the posters I've created at Baby Signs, this is my favorite. I hope you enjoy it!
Happy signing,
Linda Easton
Baby Signs, Inc.
Baby Signs, Inc.
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