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Every parent has witnessed the familiar signs of frustration in their baby before baby communication skills are developed and baby is unable to let others know what they are feeling and what they may need. You should start teaching your baby sign language or, more accurately, basic gestures, by example. Because these gestures are visual in nature they are much easier for your baby to learn than spoken words.Gestures are certainly within the range of a baby's repertoire long before the ability to articulate words is developed. Now, no one is suggesting that you sit down and attempt to teach your baby using the American Sign Language system. All is needed is a small range of gestures that mean "I want", "Help me please", "I'm sleepy" and others. If these gestures are understood by both baby and parent, they will serve the purpose of improving communication.
You need to get to the stage where your baby begins to connect a basic gesture with an action, activity or object. If you do this consistently, you will find that over time your baby starts to mimic these gestures. You can also accompany the gesture with the word so that, eventually, your baby will graduate to using the spoken form.
Babies learn easy by imitating what they see everyone do, therefore if you are consistent and basic with using some basic gestures for certain activities and objects, you'll be notice how quickly your baby picks them up. The most important thing is to keep it fun and busy. Each turn the activity of learning sign language into a game and you will see the best results. Those results will help your child when they growth up and learn on their own.
Category: Reference and EducationExperiencing and Teaching Sign Language To Your Baby was written by:Author:Clyde HartAdded: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:24:20 -0400 This Article Has Been Read 186 times View all Clyde Hart's articlesAbout the Author: Join us while we try to help you understand sign language and ways to learn to sign with your baby. At http://www.basicsigning.com Baby Sign Language we strive to provide you with the best information for deaf children. |
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