Category Archives: Baby Sign Language Techniques

Sign Anchoring ~ Chris

Sign anchoring is a technique used to test agreement between a babies comprehension of a word and their desire to obey it.  For example, telling a baby to WAIT, and having a baby do so, are two entirely unrelated events … Continue reading

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Special Signing Roadtrips ~ Chris

Signing roadtrips should be on tap for all signing parents, but they certainly don’t have to be elaborate or costly.  We did take our son to the lion safari, but he was a bit too young to fully experience the … Continue reading

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Whine Management Using Signs ~ Chris

I’m a “systems” builder by nature.  That means I like to create and devise strategies to solve problems that my life sees. I guess I saw being a Dad in the same light, so I’m constantly creating procedures to make … Continue reading

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Tantrums And Emotional Outbursts And Baby Sign Language ~ Chris

Many emotional meltdowns or tantrums begin at about nine to 30 months of age.  These are commonly referred to as the “terrible twos.”  However babies who are taught to sign are reported by parents to suffer far less.  The terrible … Continue reading

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Signing Requires A Lot Of Talking ~ Chris

Only a signing parents can fully realize the amount of talking necessary to raise a signing baby.  The sheer method is the madness.  In order to sign to a baby, a signed word must be put into context, and not … Continue reading

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