Pretty much all new parents experience a feeling of frustration on occasions when the baby is a bit grizzly. This is usually because of the simple fact that, as all of us realize, young infants can not communicate their own particular wants or needs to their parents. We determine that their diaper does not need changing, we offer them food or drink, we try giving them their preferred soft toy and obviously we try giving them a cuddle, but nothing seems to work, this is when we become concerned that the baby is feeling unwell. Occasionally the baby is unwell, but more often than not they are just showing the frustration they are feeling due to their inability to communicate their needs. Baby signing is a loving and effective way of communicating with babies before they can talk. It is a hugely rewarding, fun activity to take part in with your child. Imagine the difference it would make to the child rearing experience if before he or she could talk, your child was able to tell you that he or she was hungry, thirsty, in need of a fresh diaper or just wanted a cuddle!
Begin with a very small number of basic signs, then as your little one increases in confidence you will be able to introduce more complex gestures. Baby signing is certainly not an alternative to talking to your baby, in practice it normally encourages you to talk to your child even more! The usage of gestures is a very natural type of early communication and is not going to get in the way of the process of learning to talk, in fact it will more than likely give it a boost! Baby signing is not at all difficult to master, after all it is meant to be used by 6 month olds. Baby signing has a specific focus on keyword signing, so rather than trying to put together a whole phrase or sentence with your hands, utilizing finger spelling to make words, you will only need to be familiar with the sign pertaining to the individual keyword, ie drink, food etc. Signing helps to bring on speech, it also helps in the reduction of tantrums as well as frustration. A great number of parents use American or British Sign Language when educating their babies to sign, but it is perfectly okay, in fact many experts consider it preferable, to create your own signs. Baby signing is becoming more and more popular and there are currently loads of baby signing classes available both on line and off line.
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