![]() Think about which words your baby hears the most and start there. The only real “rules” you need to follow is simplicity and consistency. Just like some babies and toddlers make up their own signs, you can, too. No! While, sure, baby signs can easily be the same as those used in American Sign Language (ASL), they don’t have to be. (Genius, right?) Here, some tips, tricks, and signs to help kick start your baby sign language journey. Tuned-in parents can copy-cat that cue and “tell” their tot it’s time to go with the same signal. Heck, your baby may have started without you! For instance, some young toddlers will do something like raise their hands whenever they want to leave. That means if you’re not already signing by your tot’s first birthday, it’s a great time to start. But that doesn’t mean they don’t understand you! By the time your baby is one, their right brain will be an expert at reading gestures. You can begin signing to your baby whenever you like, just know that your precious bub won’t have the skill set to sign back until they’re at least 6 months old. But that doesn’t mean you need to wait that long to communicate with your little one! A great way to jump-start your child’s ability to “talk” is to teach them how to sign. In fact, it takes most kids two to three years to get really good at speaking. Talking is hard work! Your baby’s lips, tongue, and throat need to figure out how to move together with perfect split-second teamwork in order to form words. ![]() Babies start collecting info about sounds and words from the get-go, but it takes a really long time for them to actually learn how to talk. ![]()
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