When my daughter Emma was born, all my friends with babies and toddlers were talking about sign language for babies. To tell you the truth, up until we became pregnant with our daughter, I hadn’t thought about all the ways we would interact with our baby or how we would enrich her development. Like most parents-to-be we were focused on the event – the birth – and holding our new baby in our arms. No clue as to how dramatically our lives would change, forever!
Once we finally started sleeping again, and Emma became more of a little personality, it was so much fun to see her developing and doing new things every day! We joined a “play group” that I found out about from another new mom I met in childbirth class. Everyone was talking about sign language for babies and how great it was to learn how to communicate with your baby even before they can talk.
First I just started picking up a few signs from the other moms and babies in our group, and trying them out with Emma, but then being a bit of a research junkie, I started looking for more info online about sign language for babies. Turns out it is more than just a hot new trend for new parents.
You know what really grabs me about teaching Emma sign language for babies as she develops? Her great-grandpa who dotes on her is going deaf. Maybe Emma and Grandpa can learn together and he will always be able to hear her!
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