Benefits of Baby Sign Language
We all know that when children cry and get frustrated it is because they cannot communicate what they want. Of course they still do not now how to express what they want, so instead of waiting until mommy finally realizes what he or she needs, the kid might as well throw a tantrum.
Teaching your baby simple sign languages might make your life and your baby's life easier. Not only does sign language improve the bond between parents and babies (socially and emotionally), but exposing your baby early on may improve their IQs in the long run.
A study posted on ABC shows that the IQ results of 140 babies followed by researchers for the past 16 years on the effects of baby sign languages showed that when they were tested at 8 years old, their IQs had an average of 12 points higher than those who did not learn sign language. Further, kids who learned sign language at an early age seemed to be higher achievers, since signing develops both language and cognitive skills.
Repetition is the key to making "signing" work. Parents should do it in 3 steps. The parent should first use a sign, then the corresponding word, and then finally give the baby what he or she wants.
June 4th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
I agree that learning baby sign language makes life easier for every one! Do you have any information about fathers using sign language and how many dads jump on board? Would love info about this. Please use my contact form if so. Would really like to hear from you. Thank you!
MJ Williams
http://www.babiesandsignlanguage.com
June 25th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I loved this post!! I agree with introducing Baby Sign Language early on. I actually have a Baby Sign Language article on my site at http://www.abchomepreschool.com/BabySignLanguage.htm if you are interested in reading it.
Thank you so much for the great post. Keep up the good work!!
Shana Albert
http://www.abchomepreschool.com/
http://www.abchomepreschool.com/PreschoolEducationBlog/