I Want to Leave a Better World for my Baby-Environmental Practices That Make Sense

July 9, 2011

We are bombarded daily with words such as sustainability, carbon footprint, eco-friendliness recycling & up-cycling. The decisions we make every hour will impact the world we leave behind for our little ones. How do we make our green choices? First we need to understand that one is not better than the other but rather each [...]

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The Link Between Language Development and Behavior (Part II)

July 5, 2011

The ability to communicate is closely tied to behavior, which is why so many tantrums can be averted by a baby’s ability to sign what they need or want. The jump start that girls take in language learning isn’t just a verbal one. There are many other facets of development that differentiate our girls from [...]

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Girls Take the Jump Start in Language Development (Part I)

July 3, 2011

This is the first installment on a series of  articles on gender differences as reflected in communication and learning skills We’ve all heard raising a boy is different than raising a girl – and many have made the case for why one sex is easier than another – but gender plays a role in how [...]

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Five Baby Sign Language Myths Dispelled

June 27, 2011

If you are here on our website you are probably one of many parents, caregivers and educators aiming to learn and implement a baby sign language program for your child or children. You have probably already started and have spotted several friends and acquaintances at the playground or at church signing with their pre-verbal hearing [...]

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Around The World Facebook Giveaway

June 21, 2011

At www.babysignlanguage.com we love newly born little people and newly born projects with a heart. This week we want you to join us as we travel around the world with a non-profit partner that loves children.   www.wideawake.org is a very young and very passionate volunteer-ran organization that aims to provide funding to small grassroots projects [...]

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Make a Baby Sign Language Father’s Day Card

June 11, 2011

Create a beautiful Father’s Day Card for the special man in your baby’s life. The baby in this image is signing “Dad” (or even “Grandpa”). This card is very easy to make, for even the non-crafty ladies among us. I purchased all of the materials at my local arts and crafts store (although Target and [...]

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Five Things Little Hands Should Learn

June 8, 2011

Here at baby sign language we encourage baby sign language as a tool of bonding, but most importantly we know signing babies are less frustrated babies because their chore needs are understood and met. Beyond chore needs it is essential that we encourage and train little hands to reach out, serve, love, help and encourage. [...]

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The Benefits of Reading to Your Baby

June 4, 2011

We love books. New books, old books, important books and picture books. In the last few weeks I have read several addressing the benefits of baby sign language and other means of communication during early infancy. I have learned so much and I wanted to share with you a few things I found interesting on [...]

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Play & Sign-Three Fun Ways to Incorporate BSL While You Play

May 27, 2011

My husband calls it “toddlerhood”. Others call it the terrible twos and tremendous threes. It is during these years our little ones develop an insatiable curiosity for learning and endless drive to play. When it comes to baby sign language there are signs we can incorporate with ease on our day-to-day activities. Other signs prove [...]

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Ten Things Your Kid Must See Before Turning Three

May 23, 2011

It is a season of discovery and those things that we take for granted are the igniters of our child’s sense of wanderlust. The small journeys of today will one day be remembered as the very foundation of their willingness and drive to reach far and wide. I asked my friend Lori who is a [...]

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My Baby Won’t Sign Flamingo and Other Mysteries of the BSL World

May 22, 2011

I have witnessed over fifty infants and toddlers learn baby sign language first hand. Some would say that makes me an expert, I say it has simply fine tuned the ear of my heart and made me realize that babies are different, unique and precious. Contrary to popular belief the most common question that comes [...]

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