Babies and toddlers have the constant drive to express their wants, needs, and desires but lack the ability to do so clearly with words until a certain age. It’s frustrating for both parent and child when neither can properly understand each other. Baby sign language was developed as a communication channel between parents and their toddlers/babies.
By teaching your child elementary signs and hand signals, they can learn to attribute those signals to basic needs like “hungry” and “potty”. So, instead of crying and garbled language, your child can communicate their needs more effectively.
The key is to first find the best way to teach your child to sign, and then learn the signs and get to work! If you’re looking for more information on the fundamentals of baby sign language, check out these articles:
Today, we’ve compiled some resources to help you work with your baby or toddler on baby sign language. Let us know if you’ve tried this with your child and if there are any other resources you can suggest.
Looking to test the waters when it comes to baby sign language?
offers a few introductory videos, basic signs, and basic information about teaching your child sign language. It’s a great sight to check out if you’re just looking to get started and better understand baby sign language.
For Dummies
Once you’ve figured out the best way to teach your baby how to sign, you’re ready to learn different signs. For Dummies has a variety of
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that can help you find the signs for words that are important to you like hungry, tired, and thirsty.
Baby Sign and Learn
Looking to learn sign language and help your child develop signing skills? There’s a new series of apps designed to make signing easier than ever.
helps you and your little one learn sign language with interactive images and easy lessons on your mobile device.
Baby Sign Language Academy
If you’re not sure where to start and what the most important words are to teach your child, check out
. They have a cheat sheet of introductory signs to get you started working with your child and learning the signs yourself.
