What are the benefits of having toddlers begin to learn and use sign language as a communication tool?
Children between eight and twelve months of age are cognitively able to communicate, but are not yet verbally capable of doing so. Sign language can help to bridge this gap. Here are four compelling reasons to teach your baby to sign: 1 You’re teaching and reinforcing habits of self-control. 2 It eliminates wrong communicative methods. 3 Signing aids discretionary correction in the future. There will be times when you cannot correct your child publicly or verbally. The silence of signing and Mom’s facial expression communicate the same intent as verbal correction. 4 You are actually teaching your child a second language during a time in his life when he is most receptive to language formation.
