How we taught our baby sign language + the 15+ signs we use DAILY! 🍼

Wondering how to teach your baby sign language? Here is how we taught our son, Milo, to communicate with us! He was just about 13 months old at the time of this recording, and throughout the past few months, I've found that teaching a baby sign language is a really great way to save your child (and yourself!) some frustration, boost their confidence, and increase your parent-child bond.

This video explores why you should teach your baby sign language, and also shares about 15 regular signs that we use every day. If you’ve been thinking about teaching your baby sign language, I will share a ton of reasons why you should go for it.

CHAPTERS:
00:00-00:56 – introduction
00:57-01:47 – Milo’s current vocabulary
01:48-02:21 – the benefits of baby sign language
02:22-03:14 – how we introduced sign language
03:15-04:01 – day-to-day usage
04:02-04:53 – baby signs for milk and water
04:54-5:43 – why signs are useful
05:44-6:28 – other signs we’re using
06:29-7:20 – some signs we’re not using
07:21-8:46 – more signs
08:47-9:26 – why this is rewarding
09:27-9:39 – signs we’re introducing
09:40-10:36 – closing thoughts

So, why should you teach your baby sign language? The overall point is to help your baby communicate their needs to you. Babies can get frustrated when they want something and do not have the words to express it (there are a lot of "UHHH" and "EHHH"s thrown around), so signs can help you better understand one another.

Up front, I want to make two things clear regarding how I taught my baby sign language:

(1) We started teaching Milo sign language when he was an infant, but if you have not yet implemented sign language with your children, it's something that you can start ANY TIME. Children are very adaptable!

(2) You do not need to master ASL (American Sign Language) to make this work for your family. I don't speak ASL, but I was able to quickly learn the signs that we use with Milo from a few different baby books. You can also Google basic baby sign language signs to get started, but honestly, at the end of the day, as long as you and your child are on the same page with the signs you're giving, it doesn't really matter if you're doing the signs properly. The point is to make sure you can communicate effectively with your baby.

This video is full of baby sign language basics and baby sign language words. Throughout the video, I go over how we introduced baby sign language to Milo, the signs we are currently using every day, the signs we don't use, and how it’s been working for our family. I share a lot of specific scenarios where baby sign language has been helpful, as well as the overall benefits of sign language communication for babies.

If you’re looking for baby hunger signs and example clips of a baby gesturing “milk” in sign language, this video has plenty. SO CUTE.

To sum up my advice after reviewing how I taught my baby sign language, I would say:

1. Start by teaching a small number of signs.
2. Use the signing action whenever you say the word you're teaching your baby.
3. When your child is ready, they will start making gestures that look like what you've shown them and use them when they’re trying to communicate with you.
3. Once you think your baby has mastered a sign, start adding in new ones.
4. Keep practicing the signs every day.

There are so many benefits of sign language, and it’s incredibly rewarding to be able to understand what your child is trying to communicate to you. It opens up a whole world of connection that you can have with your babies because sign language allows you to really understand their needs, and it makes the household run smoother because you can communicate with them so much more easily.

Let me know if this video is helpful and if there are any other signs that you have used with babies that you feel like really change things for the better.

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