I started putting sign language videos on for him to watch when he was about 6 months and now, at 16 months he has quite the little language box to pull from. It was one of the most exciting days so far when he signed for milk. He now asks politely for "milk please" and we are working on signing thank you, but he has vocally been saying that for a couple months.
So, the link here is really awesome, in my opinion. It is tried, tested and true to it's word...babies really can use sign language to communicate with you before they learn vocal words.
You might think, "well I don't care if my baby can sign", but let me fill you in on something...babies can understand spoken language just as early as sign language, but getting their little undeveloped tongues to actually say what they are thinking...that's a whole lot longer, and that is really frustrating to them too. Everyone tells me, "you will want him to stop talking as soon as he learns how...the whole "why" thing". But, my son talks all the time now, I just can't understand him.
So, if you want to speed up the process, and be able to talk to your infant crib size baby now...start here. It's a great alternative to regular TV. There are songs and games all designed to keep young children's attention. And if you honestly don't want your baby to sign forever, they will stop using it as they learn the vocal words, unless you reinforce their continued use.
Jennifer FitzGerald
www.bestinfantcrib.com

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