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What Is Baby Sign Language?
Baby Sign
Communication cannot be bound by the barriers of age or language. Even babies can communicate their needs to their parents through sign language. It is the way of communicating with infants through signs and simple words to comprehend their needs. Have you thought how a newly born feels when he or she is unable to communicate what they want? To ease this problem, baby sign language has been developed. We have discussed it in the previous article, how to talk to your baby in his first year.
When one is unable to give words to expressions, then one takes the help of signs. Through the movement of the hands and other organs, a message is communicated to its receiver. This unspoken communication through signs is termed as sign language.
The concept of baby sign language was developed after the concept of sign language for the deaf. With the passage of time, it was discovered that the same technique could be adopted to deal with the kids. New born babies were in a position to listen and understand but what they lacked was the ability to speak.
The kids cannot give words to their expressions. They generally speak or start using words only after they reach twelve or eighteen months of age. This technique includes usage of small and simple words used at home or in day to day life.
Baby sign language is beneficial to both child and the parents. It becomes an instrument to build a communicating link between them. It also helps the child to improve his intelligence.
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