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Having taken Sign Language classes in my college years, I went about my life and did nothing with this new language I had learned. But there were very little resources out there at the time to help me. So I chose to educate myself once again with the beauty of sign language.
When my daughter Aria was 6 months old, I began signing with her. Before signing she would get very frustrated, yell and cry a lot. Initially I taught her three simple signs, milk, sleep and more. The difference was apparent withing weeks; instead of crying and whining she now had the ability to communicate.
By the time Aria was a year old, she know over 50 signs, by 18 months she had well over 150 signs. As a result, the terrible two's turned out to be not so terrible, instead of a tantrum she could just tell me what she needed.
Aria was the inspiration behind the Baby Sign-Along Program. Many people who saw the communication between Aria and I asked us to teach them how to sign. And the Baby Sign-Along program was born. Since then hundreds of families have completed the course, and a wonderful community of parents and young children who sign has been established. Aria and I were very isolated throughout our signing journey, but you don't have to be!
We know, from experience, that babies can learn to talk to you with their hands if they are taught in an engaging format that delights their senses and recognizes their amazing ability to learn. Now let Baby Sign-Along show you and your precieous baby the joy of communication. |