Baby sign language is such a wonderful skill for a baby to have.  They can communicate very early to their parents and also, even to strangers.  We get to learn all about our baby’s interests, their desires, and their needs.  What happens when a baby can’t communicate what they want?  Well, babies will resort to whatever means possible to get their point across.  Usually this involves pointing, grunting and often times, whining.  Worse than this, babies can resort to tantrums, screaming, grabbing and pulling or tossing things.  This is when baby’s boil over from being overly frustrated by their lack of ability to make clear thoughts.

I’ve posted a video to demonstrate my point perfectly – that babies will find whatever way possible to talk.  Watch as two twin babies have a conversation with each other.  No doubt, they are connecting on a much deeper level seeing as how they are twins.  It’s common for twins to be able to complete each other sentences!

However, as you can see from the video, even babies have a need to converse with others.  The video shows a two-way conversation between two twin babies.  I have to wonder what this conversation would look like if they knew how to sign!  Now as amazing as this conversation is, I can’t help but think it would have been so much more productive had they know a few signs!  Naturally, I’m biased – but at least adults could have had a better understanding – we could all have eavesdropped into their world and had a closer look about what the fuss was all about!  Still a super cute video showing us that even infants have active minds and imaginations.

Teach your baby to sign and you won’t be left out of the conversation!  Signs will give you a glimpse inside your baby’s world to see just what they’re really thinking.

Lots of babies like to look out the window at the world outside.  There are so many things to see!  In our little corner of the world, we have cars, trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles going by.  There are men, women, and boys and girls.  We also catch regular glimpses of dogs, cats, and squirrels.  While each person, animal, and vehicle might be interesting in some way to a baby or toddler, a signing baby can tell you what he notices or gets excited about.  Instead of just gazing at what’s outside, it’s like your baby can say, “Guess what I see!”

Our little one often has a peek out the window and let’s us know what’s going on.  He was really excited one day when a Hydro crew was across the street and one of the workers went up in the cherry picker – TRUCK!  TRUCK!  It was also neat when it started to get dark before his bedtime and he noticed the street LIGHT on for the first time.  He started to ask to see the MOON every night before bed and informs us when it’s RAINing outside.  Not only can he communicate with us what he’s seeing, but he can direct our conversations.  We talk about what he’s interested in, instead of what we think he might be interested in.