Category Archives: Baby Sign Language Techniques

Teaching Baby Sign Language Homesigns or ASL? ~ Chris

I talk more about this in the course, but what you decide to teach, be it homesigns (made-up signs), or ASL will depend on your preferences, goals and needs.  For us, it was a no-brainer, we wanted to teach our … Continue reading

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Taking Signing Babies For Walks ~ Chris

As soon as I could, I brought my baby out for walks with me.  Why?  Well, for starters I hate being indoors all day long and for some reason you tend to get into homebound patterns.  Let’s face it, having … Continue reading

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Sign Enthusiasm ~ Chris

When analyzing body language, it’s possible to tell honesty through various cues – although not reliably.  It turns out that the surest way to catch a liar is to look for the relative enthusiasm or commitment to a posture or … Continue reading

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The Basics Of Baby Sign Language ~ Chris

When you sign with your baby, there are some basic rules which you should always follow.  These are discussed at lengths in our online course, but I figured that now is as good a time as any to bring one … Continue reading

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Can Babies Fingerspell? Baby Signing ~ Chris

The quick answer is sort-of.  Older toddlers can definitely fingerspell.  Babies and young toddlers can certainly dabble.  And by dabble I mean that they can do finger spelling approximations. If you do decide to introduce fingerspelling, don’t expect too much.  … Continue reading

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