Milestones In Your Baby’s Language Development Baby sign language has been shown to very beneficial to a baby’s language development. So much so, check that the typical language parameters of children are changing thanks to a child’s ability to express themselves through baby sign from as earlyRead more →
Two Languages & A Baby Two questions I get asked regularly are: What is the best way to introduce more than one language to my baby? If introducing my baby to two languages already, treat how do I incorporate baby sign language into this process? In today’sRead more →
Can Baby Sign Language Delay Speech? Baby Sign Language is a growing phenomenon around Australia after the inception of using sign language with babies began in America. Using baby sign language can help ease frustration for parents and babies during those preverbal times offering a simple formRead more →
Substituting Words In Baby Sign Language Many parents have their own words that they prefer to use with their baby in certain situations such as meal times, breastfeeding, bedtime etc. When using basic sign language to communicate with babies, where it is important to say the wordRead more →
Interpreting Your Baby’s First Signs As a parent, for sale your baby’s “first sign” is greeted with as much excitement as your baby’s “first word”. For some parents though, thumb the excitement is short lived as parents wonder what their baby is trying to communicate to themRead more →
Hearing Students, Sign Language, and Music: A Valuable Combination For many years now it has been widely recognized that students benefit from being encouraged to move to music. In this brief essay I wish to propose that the use of American Sign Language (ASL) with hearing childrenRead more →
Using Sign Language with Toddlers How many parents currently have a toddler going through the “terrible two’s” and wonder is there something out there that could help? Baby sign language could be the answer you are looking for. Many parents ask me “Is it too late toRead more →
The Evolution of Sign Language I wrote this article as many people have emailed me asking what the difference is between Auslan and ASL. By writing Australian Baby Hands I hoped to help parents bridge the communication gap with their baby and spread the word about AuslanRead more →
Manners & Baby Sign Language Did you know that as well as helping bridge the gap of communication for pre-verbal babies; baby sign language can also introduce the concept of manners. Picture this, mind you are at a local coffee shop and your child begins to throw
Read more →Hearing Students, Sign Language, and Music: A Valuable Combination For many years now it has been widely recognized that students benefit from being encouraged to move to music. In this brief essay I wish to propose that the use of American Sign Language (ASL) with hearing children
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