Sara Bingham's Articles Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Why Use Sign Language with Your Baby & Toddler? Why sign with your baby? The cheeky answer to that question is why not? Julie Roberts did it, Debra Messing did it, and Nicole Ritchie plans to do it. As informed parent though I know you want more than just what’s trendy, you want the facts. Signing Tips to Encourage Language Development Babies want to interact, communicate and share with you. Using sign language with babies helps them to share attention, understand you and communicate with you. At around 9-12 months of age, this ability to share attention with you: looking at an object and then look at a person expectantly, as if to say “Look at that thing! Isn’t it wonderful!” called Joint Attention develops. Joint Attention is considered one of the crucial building blocks of communication and language development. A Family’s Signing Story Just a few years ago signing with your baby was a novel idea. Parents felt using sign language with babies was reserved for children with special needs or that signing with babies would delay a child’s speech development. Today more parents are learning basic American Sign Language (ASL) signs and know the benefits of using ASL signs with their babies and toddlers!	Submit Articles Member Login Top Authors Most Popular Articles Submission Guidelines Ezine Notifications Article RSS Feeds New Stuff About Us Link to Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Service   :: Top Author Businesses: Try your luck, Play BlackJack   :: Our Supporters:
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