https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 01:39:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-720427 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:48:02 +0000 Mrs Checkers 720427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO signed a number of words very early and it helped her communicate with us. It has not done anything at all to impair her speech development (she's almost 2 years old now). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-720412 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:44:34 +0000 looch 720412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're already a bilingual family and I felt strongly about not adding a third language. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-718404 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:34:33 +0000 Mrs. J 718404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cousin taught it to her daughter, and she is such a bright 6 year old now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-718134 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:31:39 +0000 T.H.O.U. 718134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was REALLY helpful in her communication and I think she is better off for it now. Yes there are times when she chooses to sign the word "please" rather than say it but I know she can say it perfectly well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-718129 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:28:08 +0000 sarac 718129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That makes me giggle. My 19 month old has been full subject-verb-object sentences for a few months now - which is super verbal. We did baby sign, and it was HUGELY useful for understanding her needs before she had the spoken word down. For her it was nothing but positive - as it would be for everyone, I suspect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-718127 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:24:56 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 718127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In plan to do this with my baby. At the same time you sign the words you say them too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717954 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:03:41 +0000 mrsmenow 717954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare did a few signs with my second. I would say when done correctly it does help a little bit. Even though studies say it does not delay speech, that is when it is used in conjuction with using words and I do know people that taught their kids signs and didn't really reinforce the sign with words (like sign for more and say more at the same time) and they did notice a delay in speech. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717945 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:56:28 +0000 yin 717945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only taught our LO a few signs, and it helped significantly with his ability to communicate his basic needs with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717918 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:36:08 +0000 Bao 717918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will be trying out baby sign language with my LO, we actually just started a week ago (she is 7.5 months). We did it in the daycare I worked at and I found it incredibly helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717909 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:31:35 +0000 Weagle 717909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty neutral about it. I don't think it hinders verbal communication, but in the average child, I don't know that it actually makes a significant difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717904 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:27:45 +0000 bpcmarj 717904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a very, very verbal 11 month old and sign language has just shown to us how much she really understands. She only uses a couple of signs (more, all done, milk, and thank you), but uses them in a variety of ways (more snacks, more and milk tofether when she wants to nurse more, all done playing or all done with food). I am so glad she uses the signs she does. It's pretty awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717901 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:26:31 +0000 Mrs. Twine 717901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It does not impair baby's acquisition of language. There have been studies done on this. <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/baby-sign-language/AN02127" rel="nofollow">http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/baby-sign-language/AN02127</a> Just some general information. I did ASL signs with my oldest and found it very helpful as she was fairly delayed in expressive language, but had a very large receptive vocabulary. It allowed us to communicate more effectively. Lorelei, on the other hand, is very verbal, and so although I planned to do signing with her, I found it to be unnecessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717894 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:21:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 717894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The research I have read says that teaching a baby sign language does not affect the rate of their verbal communication at all, and can actually help improve it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-baby-sign-language#post-717875 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:10:11 +0000 swurlygurl 717875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are your thoughts on baby sign language? I've always thought is was all positives, but my SIL is very against it. She thinks teaching her kids sign language will delay and impair their speech.</p> <p>What do you guys think? </p>