For many parts of the country this is turning out to be a super early spring. It is beautiful outside and that means it is finally time for outdoor play focused on discovery and the development of motor skills.

We love the change of seasons, with it we receive the gift of new experiences, a gift that we can pass along to our little ones

Get your baby a pair of wellies, gardening clogs or even a pair of old shoes and head outside to enjoy the sunshine and share some experiential learning

Take Time To Smell The Flowers

Exploring the explosion of blooms will give you the opportunity to teach your baby signs for objects such as flower and leaf. You can also teach your baby about their senses by teaching them signs like smell and see.

Walk After The Rain

I have distinct memories of a childhood well lived. My mother always made time to take us for walks right after spring showers. Dressed for the occasion with the most lovely rain boots we headed out to jump in water puddles.  When it rains we can teach our babies signs like rainbow, rain and wet.

Plant a Vegetable Garden

This is my absolute favorite activity. When we plant a garden our babies have the opportunity to witness growth and learn about patience and care. We created a really neat guide with printables to help you plant a garden and teach your baby relevant gardening and vegetables baby signs. You can find the post here.

Go To The Park

You may not be able to go on epic vacations but everyone has a park nearby to enjoy. Take your little one to the park and learn signs like picnic, park, playground and even ice cream.

Discover Your Own Backyard

Why not take time to look for snails, fly a kite or play with a ball in your own backyard. Embracing the simple things in life can be a great tool to teach your baby meaningful and relevant signs that will amplify their communication skills and help you both develop a deeper bond.

In addition to thousands of free printables and mini video tutorials you can also order a Premium Baby Sign Language Kit. Our kits contain 12 beautiful resources like DVDs with songs and durable flash cards to give your baby the best tools to accelerate learning.

Thousands of early childhood educators and speech therapists have embraced the importance of baby sign language as a transitional communication tool for pre-verbal children. This is great news for everyone, particularly for the little ones that are benefiting directly from having the means to convey basic needs. Recently one of our founders had the opportunity to spend the whole day with a group of delightful educators. We can’t begin to tell you how much fun we have hosting train the trainer sessions and giving teachers the opportunity to ask questions and clarify teaching techniques.

Look at these confident educators!

Let’s All Sign, Cheese!

Let’s All Sign, All Done!

We can’t wait to meet your group in person. The training team at babysignlanguage.com has been rated five-stars and provides workshops that are results-driven. Educators and parents are empowered to use advanced teaching techniques that will expedite signing and help babies and toddlers develop communication skills earlier than ever.

You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss your next training and development event.

Raising a baby comes with endless questions all rooted on our deep desire to give our kiddos the very best opportunity to have a successful and happy life. We want to make sure that we are doing whatever it takes to maximize our baby’s potential. That is why we are not surprised when we receive emails from awesome moms and dads who have embraced baby sign language and want clarification to make certain they are giving their baby the best chances to learn quickly and with ease. When it comes to teaching, methodology does matter. That is why every kit we sell includes our Comprehensive Baby Sign Language Teaching Guide. Our teaching guide provides parents with teaching methods created to match different learning styles and gives pointers that are easy to use and to recall. But even after reading our guide a common question we receive relates to when and how to teach baby signs. Specifically, parents want to know if repetition is more important than context.

To help you fully understand how language develops we want to invite you to watch this beautiful TED talk recorded in 2011 by MIT researcher Deb Roy. In sharing this with you our goal is to encourage engagement, contextually and a commitment to meet your child at their level in order to harmoniously and gently bring him into the world of communication.

Seek Opportunities To Expose Your Baby To New Ideas

Go beyond the flash card! Flash cards should serve to reinforce concepts but primarily you should look for real-life opportunities that allow your baby to experience sensations, see objects and have interactions that are meaningful and will help expand their vocabulary. Nature walks, cooking sessions, three-dimensional toys, visits to zoos and museums and play dates are just the start.

Maximize Human Engagement

Don’t rely solely on apps, television, IPad. Your baby needs to have the three-dimensionality and emotional response that takes place when he or she engages with their caregivers. Find time and opportunities to spend one-on-one time with your baby

Teach Your Babies Words That Matter Most to Them

Be observant and begin taking note of the things that  capture your child’s attention and imagination. Every baby is different but in most instances we can get started with basic needs like food.

Enunciate With Clarity

Your baby will only sign for a season in life. Because it is just a transitional tool it is very important that you sign and speak clearly at the same time. You want your baby to associate the word with the sign in order for him to become verbal as soon as he is able.

The Deluxe Baby Sign Language Kit, bundles together everything you need to get started with signing in one box, at a steep discount. The kit includes: (1) Baby Sign Language Guide Book; (2) Baby Sign Language Dictionary: (3) Baby Sign Language Flash Cards; and (4) Baby Sign Language Wall Chart.

Baby Sign Language Guide Book shows you how to teach your child how to sign. The book begins with a Quick Start Guide that will teach you your first signs and having you ready to sign in 30 minutes. As your baby progresses, you can delve into more advanced topics like combining signs to make phrases, using props, and transitioning to speech. (Regularly $19.95)

Baby Sign Language Dictionary contains over 600 signs including the most common words, the alphabet and numbers. The dictionary helps you expand your child’s vocabulary, and has the breadth of coverage that lets you follow any child’s natural interests. Each sign is illustrated with two or more diagrams, showing you the starting position, the ending position, and intermediate motion. This makes learning new signs easy.  (Regularly $19.95)

Baby Sign Language Flash Cards include 52 sturdy board (4×6 inches) flash cards, covering a variety of basic signs. The flash cards allow you to teach words, such as animal names, that Baby is not exposed to in everyday life. The face of the flash cards shows the word and image for the child. The back of the flash cards show how the sign is performed, a handy reminder for the adult.  (Regularly $24.95)

Baby Sign Language Wall Chart includes 22 basic signs, and makes a handy reminder for caregivers. The Baby Sign Language Wall Chart covers basic signs, like eat, drink, and sleep. Hang the poster in Baby’s Nursery to help babysitters, or other occasional caregivers learn and decode the most commonly used baby signs.  (Regularly $9.95)

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Your baby signs to your complete satisfaction, or you get a full refund.

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Baby Sign Language Guide Book

Learn the best techniques for effectively teaching baby sign language. Including:

•  Quick Start Guide – learn the first 10 signs and the basic principles required to start teaching your baby to sign (Chapter 1).

•  Advanced Teaching Methods – use teaching aids like books, flash cards, and toys to keep lessons interesting and challenging (Chapter 5).

•  Phrases – teach your baby to combine signs and communicate more complex thoughts (Chapter 6).

•  Taming the Terrible Twos – reduce frustration and tantrums by enabling your toddler to communicate (Chapter 7).

•  Transitioning to Speech – use sign language to expedite and improve speech development (Chapter 8).

Sarah learned her first 10 signs at six month and it made our lives much easier. Instead of screaming, she could tell us when she was hungry, thirsty, or tired. She learned another 50 signs by nine months and that was a blast. Now she is talking much earlier than the other children in her preschool and we think it is because of her signing.

We can’t imagine missing out on all the little things she shared with baby sign language. Thank You!

– Bennett & Melissa Z., CA

Pediatrician Approved

“It’s easy to see why so many parents swear by it, why child care centers include it in their infant and toddler classrooms, and why it has become so commonplace as an activity of daily learning … we approve.”

Heading Home With Your Newborn (Second Edition)

Dr. Laura A. Jana MD FAAP & Dr .Jennifer Shu MD FAAP

American Academy of Pediatricians

Baby Sign Language Flash Cards

52 high quality flash cards (4 x 6″). Featuring:

•  Clean Images – real life pictures, isolated on a white background to make learning easier.

•  Signs on the Rear – diagrams on the back illustrating the signign motion in case you need a reminder.

•  Baby Friendly – printed on thick stock so little hands can play with the cards and they will live to play another day.

I was thrilled to see how easy the signs were for Abigail (3) and Eden (21 months). Much to my surprise they could figure out many of the signs from the flashcards on their own.

– Carrie P., TX

Study: Signing Enriches

“The Sign Training group told us over and over again … [signing] made communication easier and interactions more positive.”

“these data demonstrate clearly that … [signing] … seems to “jump start” verbal development”

“can facilitate and enrich interactions between parent and child”

Impact of Symbolic Gesturing on Early Language Development

Dr. Susan Goodwyn, Dr. Linda Acredolo, & Dr. Catherine Brown

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Baby Sign Language Dictionary

The Baby Sign Language Dictionary includes :

•  Words (500+) – learn signs for nearly every topic of interest.

•  Letters – sign the alphabet and teach basic spelling.

•  Numbers (0-10) – introduce counting and basic mathematics.

Nicholas loves his signs and it lights up our lives every time he shares one of his little secrets. He is so observant, and we would miss it all without the signs.

– Donald Family, NY

Baby Sign Language Wall Chart

The full color wall chart (24 x 36″) includes 17 everyday signs. Use the wall chart for:

•  Caregivers – help babysitters and other caregivers learn the basic signs so they can understand baby’s signs.

•  Family – teach family the basic signs so they can join in the fun.

Everyone thought I was nuts when I started. A month later, all my friends saw Michelle’s first signs. Then they wanted to know how they could start.

Michelle is talking now and doesn’t sign much anymore, but it gave her a headstart over other children her age. Everyone says she talks like a three year old. Now she is helping me teach her baby brother Jordan how to sign.

– Adelaide S., CA

Study: Better in School

A group of second graders who signed as infants, performed better academically than a control group six years later. The signers had a 12 IQ point advantage.

Longterm Impact of Symbolic Gesturing During Infancy at Age 8

Dr. Linda P. Acredolo (Professor, U.C. Davis)

Dr. Susan W. Goodwyn (Professor, California State University)

100% No Regret Guarantee

Your baby loves signing, or a full refund.

As you can tell, we love Baby Sign Language. It transformed the way we interacted with our children, and we want every family to have the opportunity. Baby Sign Language will make a difference for your child. Give it a try.

If for any reason you aren’t completely blown away, we will cheerfully give you a complete refund, including standard shipping. No time limit. We are that confident!

When will my baby start using baby sign language?

If you are visiting our website chances are you are already hard at work teaching your baby basic baby signs or you are further along in your journey and you are wondering if your baby is progressing at a “normal” pace. We have all asked ourselves the same question and the best way to give you some idea where you stand progress-wise is to share testimonies of other moms who have made it a point to document their baby sign language journey.

As you read Norah’s testimony please remember that learning and teaching styles are different. Communicational needs also vary from family to family. With that in mind here are Norah’s observations and teaching approach with baby Alastair:

“We began signing to Alastair when he was 3 months old

we kept adding signs even when he did not sign back”

“Alastair began signing back to us when he was 11 months old”

“Alastair is consistent with favorite signs such as yes, kitty, more, dog and please”

“Since 13 months he has been putting them together – “sleep dad” when dad is asleep, “milk sleep” when he wants to nurse to sleep.  This experience has been wonderful and we look forward to continuing to sign with him and watch him absorb it all.”

“At 15 months all Alastair can sign over 40 signs”

Norah’s tells us that Alastair loves Baby Signing Time videos. She had no plans on introducing him to screen time until he was two but he shows great love toward the show and even signs the sign for “time” when he wants to spend time watching Rachel and singing along. Alastair and his mom Norah used the Premium Baby Sign Language Kit in combination with our printable resources. Soon, he will be verbal and baby sign language will be replaced by beautiful words that can be supported with the sign for clarity until he can enunciate with clarity.

Have a baby sign language story? send it to [email protected]