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Category Archives: Thoughs and Theories On Baby Sign
Some Reasons Not To Sign With Your Baby ~ Chris
Critics to baby sign language have advanced several reasons to avoid signing with your baby. Often they say, my parents never taught me to sign and I turned out fine and others wills say that baby signing is a passing … Continue reading
Words Included In The Baby Sign Language Dictionary ~ Chris
On first inspection it might seem to make sense to have as many words as possible inside of the baby sign language dictionary, but this it’s so. For starters, most babies will never learn to sign fluently in ASL. For … Continue reading
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
Baby Sign Language Evolution Versus Spoken Language Evolution ~ Chris
Baby sign language develops similar to spoken language development. First signs are recognized before they can be signed. That is, your baby will understand what a sign means when you do it, but it will take some time before your … Continue reading
Baby Sign Language Class Myth ~ Chris
Many parents think that you have to take an in-person baby sign language class to teach your baby to sign. This is untrue, but based on the idea that babies tag along to the class and from it, they are … Continue reading