Baby Signs have been used by parents to communicate with their baby before they can talk for over 30 years.

This method of communication allows the parent to enjoy two way conversations about the babies needs and wants much earlier than would naturally be afforded. Communicating with baby sign language is very easy to introduce into your home. After all, the baby signs have been developed specifically to be easy enough for a 6 month old baby to do, it can’t be that difficult!

When you are just starting out signing with your baby, you should begin with a few easy to remember signs. These signs are simple gestures that are both easy to perform and remember. The most relevant sign to begin with is the sign for ‘milk’, because this is something that is in high demand by the baby at this age. It is also very rewarding for the baby when they get what they asked for because at this age, milk is also one of their favorite comforts.

Signing for ‘milk’ is really easy. The sign can be performed with one hand or two hands, it doesn’t really matter. You perform the sign for milk by opening and closing your hand, as if milking a cow. The signs used in baby sign language are very symbolic. This makes them much easier to understand. Each sign represents a natural gesture that you would probably do without even knowing any sign language. This is why it is so easy to learn and remember.

Using baby signing with your baby or toddler can help you to communicate with them while they are first learning to talk. Many babies are able to use this early form of communication well before they can speak any words at all. This can reduce the frustration they would normally feel when they are pointing and trying to be understood without words. The comprehension of the baby signs is also enhanced because it re-enforces the meaning of the words from a very early age. Toddler Interpreter has a handbook that contains 60 of the most useful baby signs, and the book is the perfect size for your handbag so you can carry it with you. 

Baby Signs

Toddler Interpreter teach Baby Signs and they offer the best Free Baby Sign Language Chart  available online and their Baby Sign Language Book is used by parents and childcare centres in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to Teach Baby Sign Language. Sign Language for Babies is easy using Toddler Interpreter’s comprehensive Baby Sign Language Dictionary. Sign Language for Toddlers can help reduce frustration and Baby Sign Language has proved very beneficial for Premature Babies, children with Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome and other babies at risk of developing a speech delay.

Toddler Signing is a wonderful method for early communication development.

When I first started to sign to my baby, she was only 4 months old. I have to admit, at this age it seemed like it would be a long time before she would be signing back to me. Now she is 16 months old and I am so glad that we did engage in teaching her baby signing from such as early age, the benefits are just amazing. Ian has been signing for many many years, he has worked in the disability sector as a sign language instructor. I am a research scientist and as a parent I am very proactive in researching what the best thing is for my kids. In fact, it was Ian’s idea and goal to have his baby daughter learn sign language; he has had this dream for a long time now. You should see how he is with her toddler signing now, he is so proud.

When we started our sign language journey with Scarlette she was so little. There had been some complications but she was a very healthy but a very little baby. I remember her little innocent face, taking it all in as we talked to her. I have always been really animated with my little ones, I know how much they love to read your facial expressions. Introducing toddler signing just gave us another medium for interaction. It was met with a little bit of curiosity to begin with but I am sure that she understood us after 2 weeks of consistent signing. We followed the principals of Toddler Interpreter, where you only begin with the first sign until they shown a ’sign’ of recognition. For us, it was very clear. We would sign for ‘milk’ and she would get excited. At this very early stage we knew she understood because she would squeal, flap her arms and look pleased. That really is all they can do at that early age. It was only a short while though until she was old enough to look around the corner and make sure that I had in fact prepared a ‘milk’ for her. I will always remember this day because I was walking down the hallway explaining to her after she woke that it was time for ‘milkies’. She tipped her head around the corner as I approached the kitchen to see that her bottle was waiting in the warmer. I rang Ian so excited…she had got it! My signing and talking was actually making sense to a 5 month old baby and I was just amazed.

This really was a small step now that I look back at our toddler signing journey. It was going to be a long time until she could sign to us however I didn’t care, it had already proven to work for me. As long as she could understand me we were half way there. The thing that grabs me the most is how much these tiny little babies understand. It isn’t until you provide them with a means of communication that you actually get to see how much of what we say makes sense to them.

Looking back at how far she has come I am so proud of her. She uses her toddler signs every day to let us know what is going on in her world. There is such a big personality in there that I am sure wouldn’t have developed as much it it weren’t for the fact that we introduced toddler signing to her at such an early age. Now when she sees a puppy dog she furiously signs for ‘puppy’, when she needs to go to the toilet she does the sign for ‘toilet’ and when she is hungry or thirsty she also signs to us. She has about 20 toddler signs that she can do very well now and there are new ones each day. In fact the other day, she did the sign for ‘baby’ which is one that we hadn’t shown her for many months. She also gives us loads of kisses and cuddles which is all you can ask for as a parent. We are so lucky to have a healthy and happy little baby and even luckier to have one that is so clever with her little hands.

Toddler Interpreter teach Baby Signs and they offer the best Free Baby Sign Language Chart  available online and their Baby Sign Language Book is used by parents and childcare centres in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to Teach Baby Sign Language. Sign Language for Babies is easy using Toddler Interpreter’s comprehensive Baby Sign Language Dictionary. Sign Language for Toddlers can help reduce frustration and Baby Sign Language has proved very beneficial for Premature Babies, children with Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome and other babies at risk of developing a speech delay.

A friend of ours who we see everyday asked me yesterday how long we spend in a day teaching baby sign language to Scarlette, our 7 month old daughter. Is it 10 minutes a day, half an hour? I made me chuckle a little bit I have to admit because I pictured her sitting down in front of us while we gave her a daily lesson. I am sure this is not what he intended, it really is a valid question if you are not already teaching baby sign language to your tiny tot.

So what is the commitment? Do I need to spend three hours studying and when I have it mastered then go off on a daily basis with a lesson plan? No, not at all. Everything you need to know can be read from Toddler Interpreter in about 20 minutes over a cup of coffee. The rest is learnt at your baby’s pace which is perfect because while you are busy learning to be a parent and learning how your little one works (or works you over) is a full time job, you don’t need to add study on top of your workload.

This is exactly why we structured Toddler Interpreter into 5 easy stages of learning. Think about when you are at the stage of teaching your baby to brush their teeth. You wouldn’t take a class every morning for 10 minutes once a day. Instead you wait for the relevant situation and when it is called for and guide them on their way. Teaching Baby Sign Language is exactly the same.

The ultimate aim is to be guiding them on their way to verbal communication so the gestures are just an informal way of helping them to remember the meaning of the word and providing them with a means of letting you know what they are saying until their vocal abilities catch up.

So you see; teaching Baby Sign Language really is easy. You don’t need to know any sign language to begin. With Toddler Interpreter we give you a place to start and an order to teach them in so that the most relevant and easiest signs are taught first. Our aim was to take the guesswork out of teaching baby sign language and make it accessible to everyone because the benefits are so rewarding.

Toddler Interpreter teach Baby Signs and they offer the best Free Baby Sign Language Chart  available online and their Baby Sign Language Book is used by parents and childcare centres in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to Teach Baby Sign Language. Sign Language for Babies is easy using Toddler Interpreter’s comprehensive Baby Sign Language Dictionary. Sign Language for Toddlers can help reduce frustration and Baby Sign Language has proved very beneficial for Premature Babies, children with Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome and other babies at risk of developing a speech delay.