How many months of benefit will I receive from taking a Hop to Signaroo class? Won’t my baby be speaking soon enough anyway?
On average, babies are able to begin using signs at about five to eight months of age. A baby’s first spoken word, beyond “Mama” and “Dada”, usually emerges around twelve to fourteen months of age. However, that first spoken word will likely be something baby-centric like “mine” or “doggy” or “ball” and you’ll hear it all day long! For non-signing babies, more complex and parent-relevant spoken communication likely won’t come until about eighteen to twenty-four months of age and sometimes even later. However, you can focus on more parent-relevant communication much earlier through sign language. Concepts such as I’M HUNGRY, I WANT MILK, CHANGE MY DIAPER and MY EAR HURTS are simple signs we concentrate on in our first week of class. You’ll empower your baby with key signs which matter to you, and in many cases your baby could be signing those concepts at least a year before speech is possible for those same complex verbal messages. Once again, there are many long-term benefits which can
