Publicize the importance of all babies to have access to language from the start/birth.

How to Teach the Baby* to Communicate

Infants are born with an instinctive need to communicate. But learning to talk takes time – plus it requires the type of motor skills that babies only begin to master around their first birthday. Studies have shown that while babies may lack the motor skills, they do have the ability to understand and use language well before they can speak. And given the right guidance, they have much to say - with their hands!

Until recent years, sign language was used as a method of communicating only with the deaf babies. Research now shows us that signing is also an effective way to communicate with hearing babies. And even more remarkably, signing enables babies to “talk” back.

If you are skeptical, you are not alone. Many parents are - until they read the research.

https://www.babysigns.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/institute.research/research.cfm

Once they realize that the extraordinary benefits of “baby signing” are scientifically proven, they can’t wait to begin.

What are the benefits of signing with your baby?

Research has shown that babies who sign are less frustrated since they have a way of expressing their wants and needs. Simply put, they cry less. But even more amazingly, babies who are taught a few simple signs not only speak earlier than non-signers but have larger vocabularies and become better readers. It has to do with stimulating more synapses of the brain. Signing babies have IQ’s that are 10-12 points higher.
More information; https://www.babysigns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=aboutus.main

* This applies for Deaf Babies too!

Have a wonderful year of 2008

John and Shirley Egbert

Posted on December 21st, 2007 by egbertpress
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